By Ricardo Roura
He Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was found by a jury not responsible for the shooting in which an officer shot and killed Hispanic Valentina Orellana-Peralta in December 2021 at a Burlington store in North Hollywood.
The verdict of the jury at the desire of the LAPD It was announced the morning of this Thursday, May 7 in a Los Angeles court.
The wrongful death lawsuit against the LAPD It focused on Valentina’s death and was presented by her family before the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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The incident occurred on December 23, 2021when Orellana-Peralta went to the Burlington store in North Hollywood with her mother when a police shooting occurred.
Valentina and her mother sought refuge in a dressing room, where the young Latina was hit by a bullet that went through the wall.
Police responded to a report of a man attacking two women in the store with a bicycle lock. As armed officers searched the business, Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr. fired his rifle three times, killing the suspect and Orellana-Peralta..
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Valentina’s mother, Soledad Peralta, stated that He realized the moment his daughter was hit by the bullet.
“He felt how his daughter’s body He collapsed and helplessly witnessed her death in his arms.“, is reported in the family’s lawsuit.
The lawsuit alleges that the Los Angeles Police Department did not adequately train or supervise officers who responded to the incident and fostered an environment that allowed this shooting to occur.
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“You don’t bring an AR-15 to a fight over a bicycle lock.“Attorney Nick Rowley, who represents the family, told reporters last month.
When the trial began, Lawyer Rowley held up a wooden replica of a rifle in the courtroom to show jurors the weapon used in the shooting, while the body camera video was played, which captured the moments before the shooting broke out.
The Police Commission determined that Some aspects of the shooting contravened regulationswhile the California Department of Justice declined to file criminal charges.
Keep reading: No criminal charges, LAPD officer who killed Valentina Orellana-Peralta in December 2021
In the lawsuit, Valentina’s family demanded a payment of $100 million dollars as damages.
Keep reading:
· Police who killed a young Hispanic woman in a shooting at a Burlington store in December 2021 may face disciplinary measures
· Family of Valentina Orellana, the 14-year-old girl murdered by LAPD, demand that police officers did not offer help to the dying teenager
· Los Angeles Police agree to carry out a thorough investigation of the shooting in which Valentina Orellana-Peralta died
