ANAHEIM – A 13-year-old boy arrested Tuesday after a confrontation with an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who discharged his gun – a scene caught by several cell phone videos that went viral and became national news – was released from Orange County Juvenile Hall the next day, Anaheim police said on Thursday.

But he and everyone involved in the case could still be charged with crimes, police said in a Thursday press conference.

The off-duty officer, who was not arrested, voluntarily went to the station that same day and was processed – with some clothes items taken, his cheek swabbed for DNA and his gun, a personal firearm separate from his LAPD-issued one, confiscated, Anaheim police Chief Raul Quezada said.

Amid a series of protests and hundreds of telephone calls to City Hall, Anaheim officials tried to assuage the frustrations of many in the community by promising to conduct an “impartial and thorough” investigation. Police investigators expect to file their report with the Orange County District Attorney's Office, which will weigh charges, within two weeks.

Earlier Wednesday night, protests broke out in Anaheim after a YouTube video surfaced that purported to show the altercation in Anaheim with several juveniles and the off-duty LAPD officer who discharged a firearm during the scuffle. (Source: Orange County Register)

Story Date: February 26, 2017