Revealed: Savannah Graziano, 15, shot by sheriff’s deputies in 2022 while unarmed and following instructions to move toward them

Revealed: Savannah Graziano, 15, shot by sheriff’s deputies in 2022 while unarmed and following instructions to move toward them

Archived version: https://archive.ph/EWcb9

  • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
    33·
    7 months ago

    I remember this was really fishy in how the police reported it at the time, and it seemed pretty clear that this was likely. I hoped it could be proven eventually.

    I have my doubts that we’ll see repercussions for the cops who pulled the trigger, but this is an encouraging development.

    The article does include this at the end:

    The California department of justice is investigating the case under a law requiring inquiries into police killings of unarmed people.

    So maybe there will be justice?

    Edit - video and audio from 2022 https://abc7.com/hesperia-shootout-savanna-graziano-unarmed/12281788/

    • roguetrick@kbin.social
      13·
      7 months ago

      So maybe there will be justice?

      I wouldn’t count on that. They’re going to justify it as confusion during a shootout.

      • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
        7·
        7 months ago

        I would hope it’s very much a steep hill to climb when you want to justify killing the subject of an Amber Alert due to confusion during the shootout.

        I get your point, and I know that’s the standard MO, but not killing the person you were sent to rescue seems like a priority that even police should be able to understand. Hell it was a popular 80s video game.