Dominic Choi | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Interim Chief of Police of Los Angeles | |
In office March 1, 2024 –November 8, 2024 | |
Mayor | Karen Bass |
Preceded by | Michel Moore |
Succeeded by | Jim McDonnell |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles,California,U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Police career | |
Department | ![]() |
Service years | 1995–present |
Rank | ![]() Sworn in as a Police Officer:1995 |
Dominic H. Choi is an American law enforcement officer who served as the interim Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from March 1,2024 to November 8,2024. [1] Unanimously appointed by the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners,Choi is the first Asian American to have led the Los Angeles Police Department. [2]
Choi was born in Los Angeles to South Korean immigrant parents. [3] He joined the LAPD in 1995,following graduation from the University of Southern California.
In 1999 Choi served in the LAPDs Pacific division.[ citation needed ] He was featured in the TV show The Real LAPD.[ citation needed ]
In 2024,Choi was appointed to lead the LAPD after the surprise retirement of Chief Michel Moore. [4]