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Recommend Lawsuit to be Filed in Palm Springs Police Killing of Unarmed Filipino Marine/Afghanistan War Veteran (Email)

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From [HERE] In November 2012, Filipino-American Marine AJ DeVillena was shot dead by Palm Springs police officers when he reportedly struck an officer with his vehicle and disobeyed orders to pull over.

Palm Springs Police Department said in a statement that DeVillena repeatedly disobeyed orders to stop his vehicle when bike patrol officers approached him around 2am, Saturday, November 10.

According to initial reports, patrolmen on the scene fired at AJ when he refused to obey their orders and struck one of the officers with his vehicle. The 22-year-old DeVillena died on the scene, while the other passenger – another Marine – was left unhurt.

Authorities said that they recovered a reportedly stolen ATM card, other identification cards and a mobile phone inside DeVillena’s vehicle.

According to Balitang America, the DeVillenas intend to push through with a wrongful death lawsuit. They have also called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Marines to further intensify their probes into the DeVillena shooting.

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