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The L.A. County medical examiner announced a rare independent review of the death of an 18-year-old fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies in June https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-10/deputy-shooting-andres-guardado-medical-examiner
The coroner’s office released autopsy findings in July that showed Andres Guardado was shot in the back five times after he was chased by Sheriff’s Deputies Miguel Vega and Chris Hernandez in Gardena https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-10/deputy-shooting-andres-guardado-medical-examiner
The inquest is the first of its kind in nearly 30 years.
It will allow the coroner’s office to subpoena witnesses and present documents to an independent hearing officer who “will make findings related to the cause and manner of death."
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-10/deputy-shooting-andres-guardado-medical-examiner
It will allow the coroner’s office to subpoena witnesses and present documents to an independent hearing officer who “will make findings related to the cause and manner of death."
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-10/deputy-shooting-andres-guardado-medical-examiner
The Sheriff’s Department has been accused of preventing information from being released about the fatal shooting.
There are two narratives for how it took place: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-10/deputy-shooting-andres-guardado-medical-examiner
There are two narratives for how it took place: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-10/deputy-shooting-andres-guardado-medical-examiner
On Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors to narrowly approve a motion to explore options that could lead to Sheriff Alex Villanueva's removal from office. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-10/supervisors-seek-sheriff-removal-options
There had been growing demands for answers by activists and Guardado’s family, who called the shooting unjustified.
The family attorneys said the independent findings showed that Guardado’s death was “the result of unjustified police violence" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-10/andres-guardado-coroner-autopsy
The family attorneys said the independent findings showed that Guardado’s death was “the result of unjustified police violence" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-10/andres-guardado-coroner-autopsy
A whistleblower deputy suing the county also came forward this year with shocking allegations of misconduct https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-20/lasd-gangs-who-are-the-compton-executioners
When police officers kill someone, can inquests get answers for the public? We explore: https://graphics.latimes.com/inquest/
Some LAPD officers want the chief to resign, but not for the same reasons LA residents demanded he step down https://twitter.com/i/events/1325985335617048577
