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July 2, 2020

Family of Andrés Guardado, Shot by L.A. Sheriff's Deputy, Demands Autopsy Report
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In California, the family of Andrés Guardado, an 18-year-old Salvadoran
teen shot to death in June by a sheriff's deputy in the city of Gardena,
is demanding his autopsy report be immediately released. Last week, the
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department placed a so-called security hold on
Guardado's autopsy, barring public release of its findings. Guardado was
working as a security guard at an auto body shop when two officers
approached him. One of his co-workers says Guardado became scared and
ran after an officer drew a gun. Police claim Guardado brandished an
illegal firearm; his family says he was shot in the back and that a
handgun recovered by officers didn't belong to him.


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