{"id":52790,"date":"2023-04-12T17:07:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T00:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52790"},"modified":"2023-04-12T17:07:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T00:07:55","slug":"two-police-detectives-charged-with-assault-for-2020-on-duty-shooting-of-unarmed-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=52790","title":{"rendered":"Two Police Detectives Charged with Assault for 2020 On-Duty Shooting of Unarmed Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>LOS ANGELES COUNTY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6360 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/District-Attorney-Los-Angeles.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"261\" \/>Two Whittier police detectives have been charged for their roles in the April 2020 daytime shooting that left Nicholas Carrillo paralyzed, officials stated Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u201cThe decision by these two detectives to use deadly force on someone who was unarmed and fleeing is inexcusable,\u201d District Attorney Georger Gasc\u00f3n said. \u201cPolice are afforded great power and with that power comes great responsibility. Human life is precious and you should never use lethal force unless it\u2019s necessary in defense of human life. Thankfully, Mr. Carrillo survived but his life is forever changed as a result of the actions of these officers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">Cynthia Lopez,34, was charged with two felony counts of assault under the color of authority and one felony count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and shooting at an occupied vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">Salvador Murillo,41, charged in the same case with two felony counts, each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm causing great bodily injury and assault under the color of authority causing great bodily injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica;\">Lopez and Murillo are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HSMqmgxIrTg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">On April 30, 2020, the two defendants were on duty and working in plain clothes when they spotted a vehicle that may have been used in a March 20, 2023\u00a0<em>Estes<\/em>\u00a0robbery by a female at a Walmart. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">The vehicle was pulled over in an alley. Carrillo was driving the vehicle and was the sole occupant. He then allegedly reversed and bumped the front of the defendants\u2019 vehicle before exiting the vehicle and fleeing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">Lopez allegedly fired into the rear windshield while Carrillo was seated in the driver\u2019s seat and then fired two more shots at Carrillo, missing him as he ran away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">Murillo and Lopez gave chase and as Carrillo climbed over a six-foot fence, Murillo allegedly fired more shots, striking Carrillo twice in the back. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">One shot severed his spine and immediately rendered him paralyzed from the waist down. He was unarmed, and no weapon was recovered inside the vehicle, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0The defendants are no longer on the police force, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 20px;\">The case was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department and the Whittier Police Department.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES COUNTY Two Whittier police detectives have been charged for their roles in the April 2020 daytime shooting that left Nicholas Carrillo paralyzed, officials stated Wednesday. \u201cThe decision by these 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