Marquez's family has filed a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit against the city of South Pasadena, alleging, among other things, battery, unlawful entry, false arrest and imprisonment.
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"Vanessa's family was not informed that video would be published," said attorney Vicki Sarmiento, who is representing Marquez's family in a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of South Pasadena stemming from the actress's death in August 2018. Joe Ortiz, the South Pasadena Police Department chief of police, could not immediately be reached for comment.
Officers Gilberto Carrillo and Christopher Perez acted in"lawful self-defense," the district attorney's office said in aCarrillo and Perez were among the law enforcement and emergency medical personnel to attend a welfare check at Marquez's home in South Pasadena on August 30, 2018."Marquez brandished a black BB handgun and a fatal officer involved shooting occurred," said the memo.
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