The annual vigil in Alameda took on a different tone Friday, as dozens of people gathered for the third anniversary of the death of Mario Gonzalez in Alameda police custody, just a day after Alameda County prosecutors announced criminal charges against three officers.
In April 2021, police in Alameda, California, knelt on the 26-year-old Latino father’s back for nearly four minutes until he died. None of the officers were charged.
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Who was Mario Gonzalez? Man who died in police custody had lost job during pandemic
By Lisa Fernandez
KTVU sat down with Edith Arenales, the mother of Mario Gonzalez, who died in Alameda police custody.
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Mario Gonzelez had been looking out for his family since he was 12 years old and his father split, leaving behind his mother and three younger brothers.
After graduating from Coliseum College Preparatory in Oakland, Gonzalez had planned to go to Alameda College. But he delayed those dreams to help his mom with the bills and care for his younger brother who suffers from severe autism.