Police Brutality Archives

Andrés Guardado’s Family to Receive $8 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Anna OrtegaNovember 7, 2022

by Anna OrtegaNovember 7, 202203063

The family of 18-year-old Andrés Guardado successfully won an $8 million settlement after filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Los Angeles County. On June 18, 2020, Guardado was shot 5 times and killed by two LA County sheriff’s deputies, who...

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13-Year-Old Adam Toledo Shot Dead by Chicago Police

Virginia IsaadApril 5, 2021April 16, 2021

by Virginia IsaadApril 5, 2021April 16, 2021010551

In Little Village, Chicago, a community that’s made up mainly of Latinos, a majority from Mexico, a13-year-old was shot and killed by police last Monday. Adam Toledo was pronounced dead at the scene after a single gun shot to his...

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Salvadoran Refugee Victoria Salazar Dead After Police Brutality During Arrest

Virginia IsaadMarch 30, 2021April 15, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 30, 2021April 15, 2021017918

On the same day that opening arguments in the George Floyd trial began, social media was ablaze with calls for justice after another death at the alleged hands of the police. Salvadoran woman Victoria Esperanza Salazar Arriaza was arrested on...

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LA Sheriff’s Deputy Shooting of Andres Guardado Confirmed a Homicide After Inquest

Virginia IsaadJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 19, 2021January 19, 2021013509

Andres Guardado died on June 18 , 2020 when a Los Angeles deputy shot him in the back multiple times alleging he was trying to grab a gun. Now a coroner’s office inquest into his death has confirmed he was...

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Houston Police Officers Who Shot Nicolas Chavez Fired From the Force

Virginia IsaadSeptember 14, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 14, 202003043

Nicolas Chavez was fatally shot April 21 after 21 rounds were fired at him and last week four Houston police officers were fired in connection with his death. Body camera footage showed the officers shooting Chavez, 27, while he was...

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Andres Guardado’s Shooter Allegedly Prospective Member of Police Gang

Virginia IsaadSeptember 1, 2020September 1, 2020

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 1, 2020September 1, 202006874

Andres Guardado was shot five times in the back on June 18 by Miguel Vega, 30, an LA County Sheriff’s county deputy who has now been revealed to be a part of a police gang. Guardado was an 18-year-old unofficial...

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Ramon Timothy Lopez Dies After Phoenix Police Restrain Him on Hot Asphalt

Virginia IsaadAugust 25, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 25, 2020010587

Police body cam footage of the arrest of a Latino in Arizona show him being restrained on the hot pavement for several minutes which could have contributed to his death minutes later. Ramon Timothy Lopez – who lived in Merced,...

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Everyone Should Have “The Talk” About Race With Their Child

Mariela RosarioJune 26, 2020October 29, 2020

by Mariela RosarioJune 26, 2020October 29, 202016403

Right now in the United States, there is a lot of talk about how divided we are as a people. The political climate makes it feel like it’s almost impossible to find common ground with those who are different from...

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Andres Guardado Shot in the Back by LA Deputy, Family Demands Justice

Araceli CruzJune 22, 2020June 30, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 22, 2020June 30, 202003794

There are so many questions surrounding the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado. We know that Los Angeles deputies shot and killed him around 6 p.m. on June 18. We know what the authorities have said: that Andres had a gun...

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Remembering Breonna Taylor On Her 27th Birthday

Araceli CruzJune 5, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 5, 202005797

Today, Breonna Taylor should be celebrating a birthday. She would have turned 27-years-old. While she was tragically killed on March 13 as she slept next to her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, her life was much more than another act of police...

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Sean Monterrosa Shot & Killed by California Police at Bay Area Protest

Araceli CruzJune 4, 2020July 10, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 4, 2020July 10, 202003309

On Tuesday morning, police shot and killed 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa from Vallejo, California, while he was kneeling and surrendering. The fatal shooting occurred around 1 a.m. on June 2, though he was declared dead several hours later. In a news...

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Latinos Across the Country Show Support for Black Lives Matter

Araceli CruzJune 1, 2020July 10, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 1, 2020July 10, 2020019388

It’s been one week since police killed George Floyd, and the protests have not let up. Throughout the weekend, at least 140 cities had demonstrations demanding the end of racism and police brutality. Latinos came out in full force to...