The heartbroken mother and father of a 14-year-old girl struck and killed by a stray bullet during a police shooting at a Southern California clothing store spoke Tuesday at a news conference one day after the LAPD released video of the violent encounter that led to the teen's death.
and struck the girl as she was in a Burlington store dressing room. The man had attacked other people in the store with a bike cable lock, police said.
“Valentina went to lock the door to protect us,” she said in a statement read at the news conference. “We started hugging each other tighter. We were praying. I was praying for her, and I believe she was praying for me.Attorneys did not announce any immediate legal action in connection with the case.
The Los Angeles County coroner identified the girl as Valentina and the suspect as Daniel Elena Lopez, 24. Online coroner records show their autopsies have been completed and their causes of death were both a gunshot wound to the chest. Officers found the teenager dead after seeing a hole in “a solid wall that you can't see behind,” LAPD Assistant Chief Dominic Choi said.
Moore promised a “thorough, complete and transparent investigation” into the shooting and said a critical incident video that will include 911 calls, body camera and other video will be released by Monday.Investigators were trying to determine whether the assault was random or targeted. Choi said they don't believe the teenager was related to the person who was attacked.The California Department of Justice was investigating the shooting, Attorney General Rob Bonta said.
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