Civil Rights
Feb. 18, 2000
Parents Sue Police for Shooting Death of Son, 16
Labeling it another example of Los Angeles police mishandling a mentally unstable person, the parents of Felix Valenzuela, Jr. filed suit Wednesday, contending police unnecessarily shot their 16-year-old son dead in a Pacoima street, though he posed no threat.




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