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January 11, 2022

Mourners Gather for Funeral of Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14-Year-Old Killed by Police Bullet
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In California, mourners gathered Monday for the funeral of Valentina
Orellana-Peralta, a 14-year-old girl fatally shot by a Los Angeles
police officer in December while she tried on dresses inside a
department store dressing room. The Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the
eulogy, demanding the LAPD be held accountable.

Rev. Al Sharpton: "The question is: If two days before Christmas, would
you have gone into a shopping center in Bel Air or Beverly Hills and
started shooting like that and not consider whether high-end shoppers
might be hurt? The fact that the value of a life was not considered is
disturbing."



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