A new survey was commissioned. This Tuesday 23 June, the authorities of the county of Los Angeles, in the United States, requested that an independent investigation be conducted to learn more about the death of a young security guard with origins in Latin america. The last one had been shot dead by police in circumstances that are still unknown.
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Andres Guardado, 18, received six or seven bullets into the body last Thursday in the city of Gardena, as events follow each other in California and all over the United States to denounce the police brutality against minorities. Police claim that the victim was shot in front of a car after having " pulled a handgun ", while members of his family to ensure that it has been made to target back, so that he fled.
The governing bodies of the county of Los Angeles have asked Tuesday unanimously the opening of" a thorough investigation and independent, " to shed light on the circumstances of the death. Monday, before the controversy that swelled around the death of the young man, the sheriff of Los Angeles had asked the public prosecutor of California to oversee the investigations, saying wish to act " transparently ".
The victim carrying a weapon, according to police
According to the services of the sheriff, the police officers were on patrol when they approached Andres Guardado, who was dressed in civilian clothes and was carrying a weapon. It is a hunting gun is illegal and unregistered, have stressed. No video of the drama is not available at this stage, the men of the sheriff not being equipped with cameras, and the results of the autopsy of the young man have not been made public by the police, fuelling the suspicions of the family. Hundreds of people have protested after the death of Guardado and a rally was dispersed Sunday shots of pepper gas and rubber bullets by men of the sheriff.
