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July 15, 2015

California: Video of Police Shooting Released After Legal Battle 
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After a lengthy legal battle between the California city of Gardena and
news outlets, a federal judge has ordered the release of police dashcam
footage showing a fatal police shooting two years ago. In the video,
unsealed Tuesday, Gardena officers appear to order an unarmed man,
Ricardo Diaz-Zeferino, and two other men to raise their hands in the
air. When Diaz-Zeferino, who appears not to understand the orders,
raised and lowered his hands and then removed his hat, all three
officers opened fire, striking him eight times. The men had been
incorrectly suspected of stealing a bicycle.

 

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