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From [HERE] Anaheim's mayor says federal officials have agreed to review two deadly police shootings after a fourth day of violent protests. Mayor Tom Tait says he'll meet with members of the U.S. attorney's office and the FBI on Friday.
Authorities say as many as 1,000 demonstrators surged through downtown in the Southern California city Tuesday night, smashing windows on 20 businesses and setting trash fires. Police and patrol cars were pelted with rocks and bottles. Hundreds of police used batons, pepper balls and beanbag rounds.
The violence is a reaction to the deaths of two unarmed Latino Men who were both killed by police; Manuel Diaz (in photo left) was shot by police on Saturday and Jose Acevedo (in photo right) was gunned by cops on Monday. The police have implied that the shootings were somehow justified by both men's alleged gang affiliation. Never mind the circumstances. As usual, when it comes to brown people shot by police, to the media, whatever the police say happened, they agree. Such is the devaluation of Black and Latino lives to white people - another precondition of genocide. And please - don't blame the guns.
Witnesses says Diaz Shot in the Back
Diaz was shot around 4 p.m. in front of an apartment complex on the 600 block of North Anna Drive following a foot chase, Anaheim Sgt. Bob Dunn said. He died three hours later at a hospital. Crystal Ventura, a 17-year-old who witnessed the shooting, told the Register the man had his back to the officer. She said he was shot in the buttocks area. The man then went down on his knees, and she said he was struck by another bullet in the head. Another officer handcuffed the man who by then was on the ground and not moving, Ventura said.
“They searched his pockets, and there was a hole in his head, and I saw blood on his face,” she said.
Crystal Ventura, a 17-year-old who witnessed the shooting, told the Register the man had his back to the officer. She said the man was shot in the buttocks area. The man then went down on his knees, and she said he was struck by another bullet in the head. Another officer handcuffed the man who by then was on the ground and not moving, Ventura said. “They searched his pockets, and there was a hole in his head, and I saw blood on his face,” she said.
Witnesses says Acevedo Shot after being Handcuffed
The Police shooting of Acevedo took place on Sunday when anti-gang crime officers spotted a stolen SUV and started chasing it. Three suspects were said to have jumped out of the SUV, with police continuing their pursuit on foot. The men reportedly opened fire at an officer, and the policeman retaliated by shooting dead one of the shooters. However, eyewitnesses say police shot Acevedo who was already handcuffed, OC Weekly reports. According to OC Weekly, and citing eyewitness accounts, police shot dead a handcuffed man on the 400 block of West Guinida Lane. [MORE]
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