Thursday
04Nov
Off-duty LAPD cop shoots, kills Latino man firing gun at party
Thursday, November 4, 2004 at 03:14PM
A 19-year-old Sylmar man who opened fire with a
gun at a raucous Halloween party died after being shot -- in
self-defense -- by an off-duty LAPD officer, officials said Monday.
Mario Lopez died Sunday evening at Simi Valley Hospital of a gunshot
wound to the neck, officials said. William Ortiz, a bystander at the
party, was listed in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the jaw.
The off-duty officer was questioned by Simi Valley police and released.
He was identified Monday by the Los Angeles Police Department as Jaime
Reyes, a first-year rookie assigned to the Van Nuys Division.
"Detectives are investigating the shooting, but it appears at this time
that the off-duty officer fired his gun in defense of his life," said
Simi Valley police Sgt. Paul Fitzpatrick. LAPD Sgt. Catherine Plows
said Monday the department's Force Investigation Division was
investigating the incident. [more]
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