Police shot Los Angeles security guard in the back five times, autopsy shows
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Police shot Los Angeles security guard in the back five times, autopsy shows
• Andres Guardado was killed on 18 June during a foot pursuit
• All five gunshot wounds were fatal, report said
Sam Levin and agencies
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Sat 11 Jul 2020 00.11 BST
The official autopsy report for Andres Guardado, an 18-year-old security guard killed by Los Angeles police last month, revealed that a deputy shot him in the back five times.
The findings from the Los Angeles county coroner, released on Friday, confirm an independent autopsy report released earlier this week by a family attorney. The sheriff’s department had faced intense scrutiny over its initial decision to request the findings be kept confidential under a security hold.
Guardado was shot on the evening of 18 June during a foot pursuit and a full autopsy was conducted 22 June.
All five gunshot wounds were fatal and there were also graze wounds on the forearms as well as secondary fragment wounds, the report said.
“The findings of both autopsies are indisputable, and establish that Andres’ death was, without a doubt, the result of unjustified police violence against an innocent young man,” Adam Shea, an attorney for the family, said on Friday.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/10/andres-guardado-los-angeles-security-guard-shot-police-autopsy
