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June 22, 2020

Protesters Call for Justice After Fatal Shooting of 18-Year-Old Andres Guardado in Gardena, CA
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In Los Angeles, hundreds of protesters marched on the Compton Sheriff's
Station Sunday demanding justice for Andres Guardado, after the
18-year-old was shot and killed Thursday by a sheriff's deputy. Guardado
was reportedly 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 claims he was shot in the back
and that a handgun recovered by officers didn't belong to him. Southern
California Congressmembers Nanette Diaz Barragán and Maxine Waters are
calling on California's attorney general to launch an independent
investigation into the teen's killing by police.


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