From [HERE]and [HERE]  Jury selection started Monday in the federal lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed Latino man shot to death by a San Diego Sheriff's deputy as he tried to flee nearly six years ago.

The death of Jesus Manzo was the final of three unrelated, fatal shootings of Latino men by deputies in Vista during a five-day span in the summer of 2005.

The shootings angered many in the city's Latino community ---- the population in Vista was about 42 percent Latino at the time ---- and sparked protests and allegations of racism in the Sheriff's Department.[MORE]  The families of the men each filed civil suits; the one involving Manzo is the last to be resolved.

According to the district attorney's report, deputies went to Manzo's Newport Drive home on Aug. 1, 2005 to question him about a stolen car and to check whether he was on a gang injunction.

Manzo fled when deputies approached. After a search, he was confronted by Deputy Lew Schott. When Manzo reached toward his waistband, Schott shot him once in the chest. Deputies later found that he had a multipurpose tool similar to a Leatherman.