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The Police Execution of Saul Soriano
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by Kelly Flor Thursday September 3, 2009
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On January 1, 2009 at 2:20am Saul Soriano, 41, father of four boys was killed in Arleta (in the San Fernando Valley) by three Los Angeles Police Department officers, in the attic of his home during a New Year Eve celebration with his family. |
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The Police Execution of Saul Soriano
By Kelly Flor
As we know, police continue to kill civilians and justify their actions by portraying the victim as criminals. Police murdering innocents has grown into an epidemic, targeting poor people of color. Unfortunately, Policemen Bill of Rights protects an officer from getting fired, form being tried, from getting questioned for a certain period of time. We cannot rely on the courts to get justice for it is only through the people and by the people, that justice can be served.
On January 1, 2009 at 2:20am Saul Soriano, 41, father of four boys was killed in Arleta (in the San Fernando Valley) by three Los Angeles Police Department officers, in the attic of his home during a New Year Eve celebration with his family.
After collecting data through outreach in the community where Saul was killed, community and family members have shared their testimonies with community activists. One witness who was forced to evacuate his home by police officers said, frighten by the officers Saul refuged himself in the attic of his home. According to witness and family members of Saul, LAPD officers did not arrive at the scene with the intention of mediating with Saul but with the intention of killing him in cold blood.
Pictures of the Attic where Saul was shot in cold blood, you can see bullet holes and blood stains on the wall and ceiling
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While Saul was in the attic not visible in the dark, officers stood below diagonally from him, less than ten feet away reacted by pulling out a nine-millimeter gun and a shotgun that shredded his face. Because his body was not visible, the roof was tore apart and firefighters had to use a fire-truck crane to carried Saul’s body out of the attic. The community remains in trauma after witnessing LAPD officers murder Saul and carried his body out the roof.
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Further, more not only was Saul executed in cold blood but he was portrayed as a terrorist. Article cover by Paula Diaz in HOY (Spanish newspaper), title "Familias exigen una investigacion" (translated to "Families demand an investigation"), misrepresented Saul as a terrorist that had a bomb in his car. Outraged by his brother’s death Rafael, met with the Salvadorian Consulate to demand an investigation in regards to his brother's death by three LAPD officers. In addition, of being misrepresented as a terrorist, Saul was criminalized as a dangerous individual by Lt. John Romero, LAPD spokesperson. Romero insisted in justifying Saul’s death by stating that officers arrived at Saul’s house after a 911 call about a man firing shots in the air and threatening his family. Romero stated that Saul was armed when he was shot, but witnesses oppose his argument. Community members loved Saul and testify that he was a loving, dedicated father of four boys who although was divorce permitted his ex-wife to maintain in house and paid for all the families expenses.
In order to obtain Saul’s body, his brother, Rafael Soriano was required by the coroners office to obtain a letter of full power custody over his brother's dead body, signed by his parents who reside in El Salvador. Saul’s families along with neighbors remain in trauma and demand justice for Saul execution in cold blood by three LAPD officers.
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| posted by: | company| message: | too bad more cops arent gone.someone said awhile ago that remove a cop today save a life tomorrow. in the time after that was said,cops indeed did kill african americans. something needs to be done about traitors to the constitution known as police.
posted Wednesday September 9, 2009 | |
| posted by: | YOU| message: | Don't be a fucking idiot 3036, you believe anything you read? Then you're a fucking idiot.
posted Wednesday September 9, 2009 | |
| posted by: | Fuck Pigs.| message: | I was one of the people in oakland that were cheering from the streets when Lovelle Mixon blasted those 4 pigs. Damn it was beautiful.
posted Tuesday September 8, 2009 | |
| posted by: | re: 3056| message: | So 3056, what you're saying is if there's a domestic dispute someone deserves to get shot to death by police? There's no excuse. If that's your way of "protecting and serving" then you are a terrorist, because if I came to your house and shot someone to death, i'd get the DEATH PENALTY.
posted Monday September 7, 2009 | |
| posted by: | stop| message: | this is where the truth about america is.everything here is the truth about police.the fact that im posting means that this is the truth. i dont waste my words for anyone. they are not wasted,anyone in the world should read these articles on cops. this is the true center of human rights on the web. why? because im choosing to post here. i know information about the police state and whats being hidden from the public. if other countries governments are spying on this site ,they should know that i know what they are hiding in conjunction with the united states and nato or the matrix
posted Sunday September 6, 2009 | |
| posted by: | 3056| message: | Los Angeles police today identified an armed man shot and killed in Panorama City by officers in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
Saul Soriano, 41, was shot about 2:20 a.m. Thursday by three LAPD officers in the crawlspace of a home's garage converted to a living area in the 14100 block of Terra Bella Street, said Officer Julianne Sohn, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers arrived at the home just after 12:30 a.m. in response to a 911 call about a man firing shots in the air and threatening his family during a New Year’s Eve party, said Lt. John Romero, an LAPD spokesman.
Police surrounded the main house and the converted garage and evacuated everyone before searching for the man, Romero said. Soriano was armed when the shooting took place, he said.
The shooting ended a nearly two-hour search for Soriano through both buildings of the residence, Romero said, adding that police recovered a weapon. The incident was under investigation.
Great story by Cop watch, leave out the part about firing a gun and threatening his family. This organization should try to teach people to be responsible for their actions instead of condoning illegl activities.
You should be ashamed.
posted Sunday September 6, 2009 | |
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