The ex-Los Angeles County deputy who shot and killed 18-year-old Andres Guardado will not be facing charges from the 2020 incident. The DA's office explained despite autopsy showing Guardado being shot five times in the back, there were 'insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that
The DA's office's issued the following statement in the wake of Friday's announcement:
"My heart goes out to the Guardado family. Nothing that my office can do will mitigate the unimaginable pain that those that knew and loved Andres must be feeling. This decision doesn’t validate the actions of these officers. They have a troubling background of misconduct and that was thoroughly considered. Sadly, at the end of the day we do not believe that there is enough evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Christopher Hernandez, a fellow LASD deputy, also responded to the scene in June 2020, but did not shoot Guardado. Friday's announcement on the June 2020 shooting comes a day after it was announced that both Vega and Hernandez will both face charges for illegally detaining a skateboarder back in April 2020.
Both Vega and Hernandez were charged with conspiracy, deprivation of rights under color of law, witness tampering, and falsification of records. Vega alone is charged with an additional count of falsification of records.All the news you need to know, every day
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