Carlos Rivera, 17
May 12, 2008 | 9:20
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Carlos Rivera, 17, a Latino youth, was fatally shot by officers from LAPD's Newton Division in the 100 block of East 45th Street near Exposition Park about 7:20 p.m. Saturday, May 17.
According to LAPD spokeswoman Norma Eisenman, officers responded to a radio call of a man with a gun. Upon arrival, the officers saw a group of men. Eisenman said Rivera pulled out a gun and pointed it at the officers. Fearing their lives were in danger, the officers fired several shots at Rivera. Authorities said no one else was injured from the shooting.
Update: L.A. County Department of Coroner has identified the man as Carlos Rivera, a 17-year-old Latino youth.
He had a gun! The officers were truely in danger unlike the Usman Chaudhry case where the innocent kid was in handcuffs and shot several times and kept in the morgue for 20 days before LAPD decided to notify his parents! And Usman had his id on him! PEOPLE - read the story!
Posted by: Concerned | September 26, 2008 at 03:02 PM