By Jay Syrmopoulos Gardena, Calif. – A federal judge ordered the release of a highly incriminating video that shows Gardena police officers gun down two men who were not only unarmed but posed no outward threat to officers.
Police dash cams recorded parts of the June 2, 2013, fatal shooting of Ricardo Diaz-Zeferino, who was shot eight times, with another man, Eutiquio Acevedo Mendez, being wounded in the attack.
The judge ordered the videos’ release, overriding the emphatic objection of police after the city settled a lawsuit relating to the shooting for $4.7 million, according to the Los Angeles Times. The judge qualified this decision …read more