Los Angeles, California
September 05, 2010
Agencies: Los Angeles Police Department California LAPD
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 4 years ago
On September 5, 2010, Los Angelos Police Department (LAPD) Officer Hernandez responded to a call about a drunken, knife-wielding man threatening a pregnant women.
Some witnesses say that Jamines was unarmed, while others say that while he did have a knife, he didn't understand the officer's Spanish or English - a native Guatemalan, he spoke the Mayan language K'iche'.
The Jamines family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Los Angelos; this lawsuit coincided with a separate lawsuit against Hernandez accusing him of using excessive force.
The Los Angelos Police Department's oversight body rulled that Officer Hernandez was cleared of any wrongdoing, confirming an internal report.
3 nights of protests in the Central American immigrant neighborhood of Westlake in L.A. followed the oversight body's ruling.