He Thought Maniac Cops Meant Put Your Hands Up. So He Did. [Shooting at 6:45] From [HERE] and [HERE] The estate of Juventino Bermudez-Arenas, who was shot and killed by racist suspect McMinnville police officers two years ago, has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against the city and three officers.

The federal suit accuses white Officers Brian McMullen, Justin James and Sgt. Rhonda Sandoval of using excessive force in violation of Bermudez-Arenas' civil rights. It accuses the city of failing to train its officers in the proper use of force and conversational Spanish.

Bermudez-Arenas, 33, was a customer at a 7-Eleven convenience store in McMinnville on Nov. 15, 2014. For unknown reasons, the suit said, he stabbed another customer and then fled on foot.

Officer Brian McMullen and Sgt. Rhonda Sandoval responded to the store and began to provide emergency aid to the victim. A witness gave the officers a description of the suspect.

Bermudez-Arenas returned home, told his family members in his native language of Spanish "words to the effect that he 'had a problem and was going to turn himself in,''' the suit said. He walked back toward the 7-Eleven to talk to the officers and turn himself in.

According to the claim, McMullen and James, who had also arrived at the scene, were standing on the sidewalk outside the store with the store clerk when Bermudez-Arenas came around the corner and stood several yards away from them.

One of the witnesses spotted him and identified him as the suspect. James immediately drew his gun and pointed it at Bermudez-Arenas as he gave verbal commands to him in English, which Bermudez-Arenas didn't speak, the lawsuit said.

McMullen, who had gone into the store briefly, drew his gun when he came back out along with Sandoval.

Bermudez-Arenas, the suit alleges, stayed where he was with his hands up when the officers fired at him. The three officers fired a total of 15 shots.

Bermudez-Arenas was taken by ambulance to Willamette Valley Medical Center, where he suffered gunshot wounds to his chest, thighs, groin, arms and back. He died of the wounds to his chest, an autopsy found.

Footage from the police dashboard camera showed Bermudez-Arenas had raised his hands above his head, with a knife in one hand. Over the next 15 seconds, officers are heard yelling at him to get on the ground and drop the knife. He made no sudden or fast movements and kept his hands raised above his head. He placed his hands in the air upon hearing their commands - which he could not understand. The cops made no attempt to speak Spanish - within 15 seconds he was shot over and over. 

According to Yamhill County District Attorney Brad Berry, the officers fired at Bermudez-Arenas when he shook his hands in the air and appeared to take a step toward police. Berry defended the actions of the officers, saying they did what they were trained to do when Bermudez-Arenas failed to drop his knife.