One day after 14-year-old Valentina Orellana- Peralta was laid to rest, the Los Angeles Police Commission today heard a status update on the LAPD's internal investigation into her accidental shooting by an officer's stray bullet one of multiple investigations that are expected to take months.
One day after 14-year-old Valentina Orellana- Peralta was laid to rest, the Los Angeles Police Commission today heard a status update on the LAPD's internal investigation into her accidental shooting by an officer's stray bullet one of multiple investigations that are expected to take months.
but he was found with some type of metal bike lock and when officers say he was standing in front of the wall when they looked on the other side of the wall, they found the 14-year-old. she had been fatally shot in the chest. here s the los angeles police chief. we re doing everything we can to gather as much, to be as transparent as possible, but in the midst of that, we recognize there s nothing that can be done for this poor family except for us to express our sorrow, my apologies that that tragic outcome occurred. now, the person you re looking at here is the chilean family of this 14-year-old girl and here s what they tell our affiliate, that from what they understand that this little girl was one of a number of people inside of the store who ran into the dressing rooms and they say u unfortunately, the bullet caught
a hole in the wall. behind the drywall, a solid wall, it turned out to be the dressing room. and what we were able to locate a 14-year-old female, who was found deceased in that dressing room. reporter: now, this young girl was shopping with her mother, according to los angeles times , she was reportedly purchasing a dress. no weapon was located on the suspect or on the scene, and authorities said a preliminary assessment did determine that this bullet, this stray bullet came from the officer s gun. we also know the state attorney general immediately opened an investigation. the los angeles police chief, michael moore, is promising full transparency. take a listen. we re doing everything we