2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests

Protests of July 2012, in the US, that involved two fatal shootings by police officers Anaheim killings by police and protests Anaheim, California, U.S. 2012 07 21 Shooting 2 6 (during protests)http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/anaheim-violence-protests-24-arrested.html Anaheim unrest: 24 arrested, 6 injured in night of violence Los Angeles Times L.A. Now Nicole Santa Cruz Ruben Vives Melissa Leu amp July 25, 2012 24 September 2016 Manuel Diaz and Joel Acevedo Nick Bennallack (shooter of Manuel Diaz)Kelly Phillips (shooter of Joel Acevedo) The Anaheim police shootings and protests of July 2012 involve two fatal shootings by police officers in Anaheim, California, and subsequent public protests. On July 21, Manuel Diaz was shot and killed by Anaheim Police officer Nick Bennallack after he ran from the officers. Protests ensued after the shooting. On July 22, Joel Acevedo was shot and killed in an alleged exchange of gunfire with police officers, making the seventh fatal shooting involving the Anaheim Police in twelve months. Both shootings were ruled justified by the Orange County District Attorney's Office, but a federal jury later found Officer Bennallack guilty of excessive force. First shooting On July 21, 2012, 25-year-old Manuel Diaz was shot and killed by Anaheim Police officer Nick Bennallack in Anaheim, California. According to police officials, officers were responding to a call about men congregating in an alley when they saw Diaz leaning into a car speaking to the driver. When approached, Diaz ran. The police pursued and shot him in front of a nearby apartment complex. Police stated that Diaz was known to be a gang member - but not known to Bennallack - and claimed at one point to have seen him throw an object onto a roof. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/manuel-diazs-mom-condemns-anaheim-violence-in-protests-against-fatal-police-shootings/ Manuel Diaz's mom condemns Anaheim violence in protests against fatal police shootings CBS/Associated Press July 26, 2012 www.cbsnews.com 30 July 2012 The police's story changed over time, and no item was ever found.Anaheim Police Shooting of Manuel Diaz Sparks Protest https://abcnews.go.com/US/anaheim-police-shooting-manuel-diaz-sparks-protest/story?id=16837477 July 9, 2014 Eventually, Diaz was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 7:00 p.m., about three hours after the shooting occurred.Kate Protesters storm Anaheim police station in wake of fatal shooting http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/protesters-storm-anaheim-police-station.html July 24, 2012 Los Angeles Times July 22, 2012 Mather Kat Bloomekatz Protests and second shooting After the shooting, a crowd of local residents gathered around the crime scene. According to the police, the crowd began to throw objects at the police officers. Police then fired non-lethal munitions at the crowd. At one point, a police dog attacked several individuals.Stephens Amber [UPDATED: DA Seeks Photos From Witnesses] Anaheim Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Crowd After Officer-Involved Shooting http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/07/anaheim_police_fires_rubber_bullets.php OC Weekly July 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120724213722/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/07/anaheim_police_fires_rubber_bullets.php July 24, 2012 deadhttp://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/protests-in-anaheim-after-fatal-shooting/ Protests in Anaheim After Fatal Shooting The Lede July 24, 2012 The New York Times July 24, 2012 Mackey, Robert Junior Lagunas, 19, suffered puncture wounds from the police dog attack. The Anaheim police chief stated that the dog accidentally got free from a police car and apologized for the attack.http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/07/22/protest-erupts-after-anaheim-shooting/ Protest Erupts After Deadly Anaheim Deputy-Involved Shooting 22 July 2012 Witnesses at the scene told a local journalist that the police were offering to buy cell phone videos. Further protests occurred in Anaheim, including protests at the police station and in the neighborhood where the shooting occurred.Demonstrators protest California police shooting https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hRXlmPrxDJCKKo4mj-KLbcVk1xDA?docId=2440010e2afa4291bb2bc8e1bc99fcc2 https://web.archive.org/web/20120726000403/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hRXlmPrxDJCKKo4mj-KLbcVk1xDA?docId=2440010e2afa4291bb2bc8e1bc99fcc2 dead July 26, 2012 July 24, 2012 The Associated Press July 22, 2012 The protests escalated the next day after police shot and killed another man, Joel Acevedo, during another foot chase, this one in the Guinida neighborhood of Anaheim.2nd Fatal Police Shooting in Anaheim Amid Protests http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-anaheim-police-shooting,0,6408042.story July 24, 2012 KTLA News July 23, 2012 October 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121029052550/http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-anaheim-police-shooting,0,6408042.story dead Officer Kelly Phillips, who killed Acevedo (and was previously one of the shooters of Caesar Cruz in 2009) claimed that Acevedo was shooting at him first, but Acevedo's family and witnesses claim he was unarmed and had a gun planted on him.http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/16/local/la-me-ln-anaheim-shooting-justified-20130716.html Orange County Register Paloma Esquivel Fatal shooting that fueled Anaheim protests justified, D.A. says September 2024 medicmedic On July 29, two hundred protesters walked from the Anaheim police headquarters toward Disneyland. They were stopped at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Ball Road by a line of riot police and officers on horseback.Christopher Hawthorne, "On Harbor Boulevard, a pretense of business as usual", Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2012. Two reporters from the Orange County Register were injured — one was hit in the head with a rock, and the other was hit in the foot with a projectile.Irving Doug 20 arrested, 5 injured in Anaheim melee http://www.ocregister.com/news/police-365157-shootings-officer.html July 30, 2012 Orange County Register July 24, 2012 Carpenter, Eric Emery, Sean Mello, Michael Background Weekly protests outside the Anaheim Police Department had been occurring since early 2010, led by Placentia resident Theresa Smith. Smith's 35-year-old son, Caesar Cruz, was shot fatally by five Anaheim policemen on December 9, 2009.Searching for Justice: In for the Long Haul http://fullertonstories.com/searching-for-justice-in-for-the-long-haul/ July 24, 2012 Fullerton Stories September 3, 2011 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304181344/http://www.fullertonstories.com/searching-for-justice-in-for-the-long-haul dead The number of participants in Smith's protests was typically small until early 2012, when she was joined by Orange County residents who had been protesting in Fullerton after the 2011 killing of Kelly Thomas, a 37-year-old homeless schizophrenic who was fatally beaten and suffocated by Fullerton policemen Manuel Ramos, Jay Cicinelli, and Joseph Wolfe. After the March 2012 fatal shooting of Martin Hernandez, Hernandez' friends and family also joined in the weekly Anaheim protests.Anaheim Cruzaders http://www.ocweekly.com/2012-06-21/news/caesar-cruz-anaheim-police-department// July 24, 2012 OC Weekly June 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120725045532/http://www.ocweekly.com/2012-06-21/news/caesar-cruz-anaheim-police-department/ July 25, 2012 dead Tony Rackauckas, the district attorney for Fullerton, confirmed in an interview for PBS that during his term in office no police officers had been prosecuted for any of the shooting deaths that they were involved in. The fatal shooting of Joel Acevedo on Sunday night, July 22, 2012, was the seventh fatal shooting in twelve months by officers of the Anaheim Police Department.Anaheim has had six officer-involved shootings this year http://www.ocregister.com/news/police-365067-officer-anaheim.html July 24, 2012 Orange County Register July 24, 2012Stephens Amber Anaheim's Cruzaders http://www.ocweekly.com/2012-06-21/news/caesar-cruz-anaheim-police-department/ 24 July 2012 OC Weekly July 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120725045532/http://www.ocweekly.com/2012-06-21/news/caesar-cruz-anaheim-police-department/ 25 July 2012 deadWinton Richard Family of man killed by Anaheim police sues city, calls for calm http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/anaheim-police-shooting-lawsuit.html 25 July 2012 Los Angeles Times July 24, 2012 First, on August 16, 2011, fleeing unarmed David Raya was shot fatally, also in the Guinida neighborhood, by police investigator Bruce Linn, who was also one of the shooters of Caesar Cruz in 2009.https://www.ocweekly.com/mother-of-david-raya-unarmed-man-fatally-shot-by-anaheim-police-in-2011-files-suit-against-city-6466350/ Orange County Weekly Gabriel San Roman Mother of David Raya, Unarmed Man Fatally Shot By Anaheim Police in 2011, Files Suit Against City Second, on November 4, 2011, fleeing Marcel Ceja was shot fatally on Ball Road by Officer David Garcia; Garcia claimed that Ceja had "ditched a pistol."https://www.ocweekly.com/surprise-surpise-oc-da-rules-fatal-anaheim-police-shooting-of-marcel-ceja-justified-6446790/ Orange County Weekly Gabriel San Roman Surprise, Surprise: OC DA Rules Fatal Anaheim Police Shooting of Marcel Ceja Justified Third, on January 7, 2012, Bernie "Chino" Villegas was shot fatally in the back as he sat in his parking lot shooting bottles with a B-B gun, by Officer Nick Bennallack, who would go on be charged with excessive force for killing Manuel Diaz six months later.https://www.ocregister.com/2012/12/21/report-anaheim-officer-justified-in-killing-man-who-had-bb-gun/ Orange County Register Sean Emery Report: Anaheim officer justified in killing man who had BB gun Fourth, on January 19, 2012, Roscoe Cambridge approached Sergeant Michael Bustamante while carrying a knife and a Bible, as Bustamante sat in his parked police car at the Anaheim Hills APD East Substation; Bustamante shot Cambridge fatally. Bustamante remained with the department until retirement.https://www.ocregister.com/2012/01/20/man-killed-in-anaheim-police-shooting-idd-2/ Orange County Register Denisse Salazar Man killed in Anaheim police shooting ID'd Fifth, on March 6, 2012, Martin Hernandez was shot fatally by APD Officer Dan Hurtado after a pursuit in the Ponderosa neighborhood.https://www.ocweekly.com/warning-graphic-photo-emerges-of-dying-martin-hernandez-moments-after-anaheim-pd-shot-him-6483577/ Orange County Weekly Gabriel San Roman [WARNING: GRAPHIC] Photo Emerges of Dying Martin Hernandez Moments After Anaheim PD Shot Him This fifth fatal shooting in seven months led to 100 residents of the Ponderosa community confronting Police Chief John Welter. Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait, City Council members Lorri Galloway and Kris Murray were in attendance as residents complained angrily of police harassment and intimidation in their neighborhood.Tensions Remain High at Anaheim Police Meeting Over their Killing of Martin Angel Hernandez http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/03/martin_angel_hernandez_police.php July 24, 2012 Orange County Weekly March 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830145418/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/03/martin_angel_hernandez_police.php August 30, 2012 dead The killings of Manuel Diaz and Joel Acevedo on July 21 and 22 were the sixth and seventh fatal APD shootings in a twelve-month period.March 2020March 2020 On July 24, Anaheim Mayor Tom Tait announced that he had arranged for the U.S. Attorney's Office to review the shootings, and that he would meet with representatives from that office, as well as with FBI agents, on Friday, July 27.https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/protesters-heckle-anaheim-police-over-fatal-shootings-of-suspects-during-foot-chases/2012/07/24/gJQArbrk7W_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120725184952/http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/protesters-heckle-anaheim-police-over-fatal-shootings-of-suspects-during-foot-chases/2012/07/24/gJQArbrk7W_story.html dead July 25, 2012 US attorney's office to review deadly Anaheim police shootings after violent protests Amy Taxin July 25, 2012 The Washington Post Associated Press July 25, 2012 Also on July 24, peaceful protests were led by Anaheim residents at Anaheim city hall at 4pm. By 6pm, the crowd started becoming unruly and Anaheim police called for riot gear and backup from surrounding cities. Many residents and police cite people from outside the city who turned the protest into a riot later in the day. Rioters were seen breaking windows of local businesses. Although there were no reports of major violence, some property damage was reported. Fifty to a hundred protesters roamed the streets, throwing rocks and bottles, causing damage to over twenty businesses, as well as the police headquarters and City Hall.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2012-jul-25-la-me-0726-anaheim-violence-20120726-story.html Protests reflect deep divisions in Anaheim 30 July 2012 Los Angeles Times July 25, 2012 A Starbucks store was attacked late in the night by a group of young men who used metal chairs and skateboards to break the windows.http://latinotimes.com/latinos/32172-anaheim-protest-riot-violent.html Protest Over California Shooting Turns Violent, 24 Arrested, Videos Joseph O'Leary July 25, 2012 Latino Times Reutors July 25, 2012 The mayor of Anaheim called for outside investigations of the shooting by state and federal agencies,Taxin Amy Manuel Diaz's Fatal Shooting By Police Officer Makes Community Question Law Enforcement's Motives http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/23/manuel-diaz-fatal-shooti_n_1696646.html July 24, 2012 The Huffington Post July 23, 2012 and the two officers involved in the shooting of Diaz were placed on paid leave.Anaheim police shooting investigated; 2 officers put on leave http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/anaheim-police-shooting.html July 24, 2012 Los Angeles Times July 23, 2012 Melissa Leu Kate Mather Ari Bloomekatz According to the Diaz family lawyer, they have not been arrested.http://gawker.com/5929122/protests-in-anaheim-escalate-over-police-shooting-of-allegedly-unarmed-man Protests in Anaheim Escalate Over Police Shooting of Unarmed Man Taylor Berman Gawker.com July 25, 2012 July 29, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120728182616/http://gawker.com/5929122/protests-in-anaheim-escalate-over-police-shooting-of-allegedly-unarmed-man July 28, 2012 After Acevedo was shot by Anaheim police the day after the Diaz shooting, the city's police chief, John Welter, stated that he was "very concerned" about both the number of fatal shootings by Anaheim officers during the previous year and the controversy these shootings had caused. Aftermath On March 21, 2013, Rackauckas' office announced no charges would be filed against Bennallack in Diaz' death.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/21/manuel-diaz-shooting-no-criminal-charges-filed_n_2919301.html The Huffington Post Roque Planas Decision Announced In Police Shooting That Shook California On July 16, 2013, Rackauckas' office announced no charges would be filed against Phillips in Acevedo's death. On March 6, 2014, a federal civil jury found the officers that killed Diaz not guilty of excessive force.http://www.ocregister.com/articles/diaz-604485-police-jury.html 2012 Anaheim police shooting: Jury rejects excessive force claim March 6, 2014 Orange County Register Koerner Claudia 24 September 2016 On August 24, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled the 2014 decision, finding that the court had allowed the City of Anaheim irrelevant negative information, unknown to Bennallack at the time of the shooting, about Diaz, and ordered a new trial. The City of Anaheim appealed to the Supreme Court.https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1752312.html CaseLaw.FindLaw Estate of Manuel Diaz Genevieve Huizar v. City of Anaheim Nick Bennallack On May 2, 2017, the United States Supreme Court, in a decision with wide ramifications in all such future trials, let the Ninth Circuit's decision stand, and a new civil rights trial was scheduled for October.http://abc7.com/news/civil-case-over-2012-fatal-officer-shooting-in-anaheim-gets-retrial/1946232/ ABC7 News Greg Lee Civil case over 2012 fatal officer-involved shooting in Anaheim gets retrial And on November 2, 2017, a new federal jury determined that Bennallack did indeed use excessive force in killing Diaz, and awarded his mother $200,000 plus legal fees. Bennallack, however, remains on the Anaheim Police Force.https://www.ocregister.com/2017/11/02/jury-says-anaheim-police-officer-used-excessive-force-in-2012-shooting/ Orange County Register Sean Emery Federal jury says police officer used excessive force in 2012 shooting that helped spark riots in Anaheim References Category:Police brutality in the United States Category:Protests in California Category:2012 crimes in California Category:Hispanic and Latino American people shot dead by law enforcement officers in California Category:People shot dead by law enforcement officers in California Category:Riots and civil disorder in California Category:2012 in California Category:2010s in Anaheim, California Category:July 2012 in the United States Category:2012 protests Category:Protests against police brutality in the United States Category:Police brutality in the 2010s