Police have said Jesse Romero was with two others behind an apartment complex near Chicago Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue on Aug. 9, 2016, tagging gang-type graffiti when gang officers approached. One of the officers then saw Romero crouched on the sidewalk with his arm extended, police said in a statement. That officer, Eden Medina, fatally shot a man in Boyle Heights just 12 days before he shot and killed Romero. Witnesses saw Jesse throw the gun and a video shows the gun on the other side of a wrought-iron fence, Guizar said. The city has not responded, Guizar said, which allows the parents to file a lawsuit.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 23, 2017 21:11 UTC