LASO knew that the Panthers were murdered because of the FBI’s meddling. They didn’t care. In fact, they hid the FBI’s role in the violence. In their eyes, the most desirable outcome had been achieved: two Panthers were dead, three US gang members were in jail, and the American public was more fearful of black militants. The FBI used the incident to spur more violence between US and the Panthers, according to a 1970 memo from the Los Angeles Field Office:
