The parents of a 14-year-old girl killed in the line of fire after an Los Angeles police officer shot at a suspect broke down during a news conference on Tuesday as they recounted the incident and grieved their daughter.
Body-camera video released on Monday showed the chaotic, violent moments leading to the fatal Los Angeles police shooting of an assault suspect in a clothing store, and of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta caught in the line of fire while hiding inside a dressing room.
Valentina’s mother, Soledad Peralta, told reporters that she was in the dressing room with Valentina when she was hit by the bullet. Peralta said there was nothing she could do as her daughter died in her arms.
Her father, Juan Pablo Orellana, said he has not been able to sleep since hearing the news. He showed reporters an unopened skateboard that Valentina had ordered for herself and which had been delivered the day after her death. Orellana said the skateboard would be buried with his daughter so she could “skate among the angels.”
Valentina was born and raised in Santiago, Chile, and came to the United States six months ago with her mother to visit an older sister, the Los Angeles Times reported.
LAPD officers dispatched to the store were responding to several radio calls of an assault and possible shooting in progress, police said.
The officer who fired the shots has been placed on administrative while an investigation is underway, an LAPD spokesman said. No firearm was recovered from the suspect, police said.
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I see it didn't take long for the family to learn the American way. Find the scummy attorneys and the deepest pockets and try to get rich. Of course any innocent bystander being killed or injured is tragic but the officer was trying to protect the public. I wonder who'd they'd be trying to blame if the suspect had shot the teenage girl? Then they'd be blaming the police for not shooting the suspect. Honestly the cops in America are doomed.
Tragic. Let's look at the person responsible tho, an Individual more concerned with committing crime than with anyone else. Society pays the price.
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Good I hope that lock him up they been doing that lately to these 🐷🐷🐷..😭
Lawyers looking for a big settlement based on emotion , what are the FACTS?
As a parent I understand their grief but sometimes you just can’t blame someone. Sometimes it’s just wrong place at the wrong time. You have to accept that it’s a freak accident
Remember when those morons at the LAPD shot and killed a lady who was being held hostage knife point? They then shot her and the hostage taker to death. What a bunch of Ding Dongs.
Moved from Chile to America.
What a horrible decision 😪
This poor family… How about cops just stop shooting first, and offering their "thoughts and prayers" later. This mother is traumatized. I pray she gets therapy to deal with the terrible feelings of loss she is feeling.
Wow here comes the MSM scapegoating the Police for saving at least 3 lives. Also, not sure why you're not showing the assailants face, Global. Goes against the narrative I guess?
Yall are some sick heartless people in the comments. Yall really mad that she wants to sue. Her daughter was literally shot and killed in her face do yall realize the emotional and mental toll this is gonna take on her. I couldn't even imagine.nothings gonna bring her daughter back but she def DESERVES some type of compensation. Nobody should just have to take a loss like that idc who fault it is I know whose fault it AINT.
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…want to see police assuming this, not just apologizing, it is their poor judgement/training.
how many lives truly lost to control excused by covid
It look like criminals in uniform.
Justice for their daughter? Right… a quick big payday that'll ease their pain. This sure didn't take long did it?
He fumbled at the justice question. He just shoulda said MONEY their justice will be money. I feel mostly for the poor girl she lost her young life and now her death is being exploited for money. May she rest in peace and heaven 🙏 😢
What justice are these idiots asking from? Definitely not the polices fault. The polices were informed the man had a gun. I too would shoot the suspect immediately to save my life and other police officers. Wouldn't waste a single second to walk around making sure it's safe to shoot because the suspect would not wait to shoot me and I wouldn't wait for that to happen.
Most of social workers or keyboarder warriors wouldn't even dare enter a store with a crazy gun man inside. People are complaining about untrained cops but they themselves don't have balls to join critically understaffed law enforcement to show public the right way how it's done 😂
A black killed a white girl? No way this will get any traction. Might try spinning the "Hispanic" part, even though she was not a mestiza like the vast bulk of Hispanics.
When you defund police they get less training. Put 2 and 2 together.
Never fear … the race-baiting, ambulance-chasing bottomfeeder is here!! 🤣 Crump prays for situations like this …
1 the shots fired story was a lie.
2 the ricochete story was a lie.
3 the unaware of the effects of high velocity rounds in a crowded area is a lie.
4 the no non lethal options available story is a lie.
This was an execution not a mistake.
A lot of people here commenting clearly do not know the entire story.
A man went into this mall with a bike, tried to toss the bike at people, when that failed he then took his bike lock and started to attack people, throwing one woman down stairs and another on the ground, This man then proceeded to go into mall store where he was beating a women, This is why the police were called and which is why they used deadly force, One of the bullets bounced on the ground and ended up going through a dressing room door and ended up taking the young girls life.
People blaming the police when not knowing the entire story, How about blame the crazy man who went into this mall and started attacking people. If it wasnt for this man doing what he did that young girl would still be alive…
So let's defund them so they have even less training
These people are idiots
This was an accident? Police couldn't have foreseen that there was someone behind a wall. Plus, even if they knew there was someone behind it, can't shoot to kill her intentionally. It's the criminal who killed this girl. Hate lawyers
What about the kids caught in the line of fire from gang members shooting at each other. This is so sad, should never happen, but don't forget the others that are just sitting in their house and get killed from a stray bullet from other crimes.
My heart goes out to this family and the others that are happening every day.
Another satanic ritual made to look like an accident…
How do you know Crump is lying? His mouth is moving…
Great lawyers great firm but it was an accident there Wass no intention from deputies to kill this little girl
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My opinion is the cop used excessive force . Watch the video suspect wasn't actually engaged in hurting anyone the women was away from him when the cop fired on him , could have used non lethal force . Why fire 3 bullets ?
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In my country, with this kind of suspect, police will just send 5-10 officers with baton and arrest the suspect in no time. I understand that suspect in the Us could have had firearm and LAPD must use gun in this situation but opening fire without warning was too impatient.
Heartbreaking story.
2nd fxxking amendment…
1 week police training…
Shoot first policy…
Social inequality…
Expensive mental health services…
Recipe for this kind of things…
Won't be the last time unless these get changed
It's a shame when parents dishonour the death of their child by misbehaving and not show any grace whatsoever.
You want Justice, go spit on the body of the criminal that set off the chain of events.
Indian guy represent. 💪🏽
This is the wrong topic shooting trying to apprehend a person waving a gun in the store trying to hurt other people. My heart goes out to the family, but this was a police shooting accidental.
Inexplicable: (1) Mother does not alert police to her and daughters presence, and have police escort them out of harm's way; (2)Before funeral services, parents obtain Ben Crump's a/k/a Defund/Demonize Polices, services seeking Big Cash Payout.
chile would not be what it is today if the american didn't topple the democraticly elected Salvador Allende and replace him with the facist pinochet.
Now I know Ben is just another attorney after $$$.
Oh jesus christ! Where did you get this attorney from? Dollarstore?