article_snippet: Police chief Charlie Beck has called Sunday's killing an 'extreme tragedy' - and implored anybody with video evidence to submit it to police.
article_snippet: Police chief Charlie Beck has also revealed two of officers who approached him were wearing body-mounted cameras.
article_snippet: Police chief Charlie Beck statement came as more information emerged about the drifter, whom friends say came from Cameroon and lived in the U.S. for a decade before coming to LA six months ago.
article_snippet: Referring to Police chief Charlie Beck as 'Booth', 'Cameroon' or 'Africa' - references to Police chief Charlie Beck home country - fellow Skid Row vagrants say Police chief Charlie Beck lived in a tent on the streets and often read the Bible.
article_snippet: MailOnline spoke with a close friend of Africa on Monday, who said Police chief Charlie Beck moved to LA sixth months ago, and had a combination of mental illness and drug addiction problems.
article_snippet: Police chief Charlie Beck’s real first name is Booth, but people called Police chief
article_snippet: ‘Africa’ because Police chief Charlie Beck was originally from Cameroon.