District Attorney Nathan Hochman addresses the public during a press conference announcing the return of capital punishment in Los Angeles County, reversing a key policy from predecessor George Gascón.

Delivering on a campaign promise, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors to seek capital punishment in certain murder cases, undoing a policy of his predecessor, George Gascón.

"Effective immediately, the prior administration's extreme and categorical policy forbidding prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in any case is rescinded," the DA's office said in a statement announcing the policy change.