A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy is facing two felony counts for continue to fire on a suicidal man who had already been shot by police and was lying on the ground, District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy is facing two felony counts for continue to fire on a suicidal man who had already been shot by police and was lying on the ground, District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday.
Remin Pineda, who also happened to turn 38 on Thursday, stands charged with assault with a semiautomatic firearm and assault under color of authority for the on-duty shooting death of 34-year-old David Ordaz Jr. last year., which accused Pineda and three other deputies of using “unnecessary and lethal force to unjustifiably kill” the father of three on March 14, 2021.
His family said Ordaz, who had been in trouble with the police before, had mental health issues and wanted to commit “suicide by cop” that day. One of Ordaz’s sisters called 911 to ask for help, telling the dispatcher that Ordaz was saying he wanted to die, and requested guidance on “what I can do to help [him].”
When deputies arrived, they found Ordaz sitting in a car outside the family home, reportedly under the influence of methamphetamine. The officers ordered Ordaz out of the vehicle, and he emerged holding a 12-inch kitchen knife “while telling the deputies to shoot him,” according to an
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