Video shows California police fatally shooting teenager who was reported kidnapped

[Floyd R. Turbo]

Newly released law enforcement footage captures the moment California police fatally shot an unarmed 15-year-old girl who was a reported kidnapping victim.

On 27 September 2022, San Bernardino county sheriff’s deputies were searching for Savannah Graziano, who was feared abducted by her father Anthony Graziano after he had fatally shot her mother the day before.

Deputies cornered Anthony Graziano’s vehicle on the side of a freeway in Hesperia, 80 miles east of Los Angeles. When Savannah exited the vehicle, they opened fire and killed her. The shooting sparked national concern, with critics questioning how officers wound up killing the teenage girl they were tasked with rescuing.

Sheriff’s officials claimed following the shooting that it was unclear whether Savannah was shot by deputies or her father, and they said deputies didn’t realize it was her when she got out of the car. For nearly two years, they refused to release footage of the shooting.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/01/california-police-video-shooting-15-year-old-girl-savannah-graziano

[Voltaire2]

1. Obviously we need to give the cops more weapons

and less supervision.

[magicarpet]

2. 15 minutes of training, then give them a badge and gun.

Set them free on the nations streets. What could possibly go wrong ?

Hair dressers and nail techs require more training before they can serve the public.

[sop]

3. The video is shocking, no wonder they refused to release it for two years.

First they said her father shot her, then cops said she was shot as she exited the car because they couldn't tell it was the kidnapped girl. The helicopter video video clearly shows what happened. Cops always lie.

[republianmushroom]

4. A year and a half later.

Seems there is a need for some training.

[sarisataka]

5. It's hard to paint that any other way

than total fuck up.

I am assuming the one(s) who shot her were right next to the one who was calling her over. So how did they not hear what was going on?

[Mountainguy]

8. From the video

It's hard to see, but the shots could have came from ramp.

The cop at the front of the vehicle was the one. talking I think, and the other two near him were not in a position to have fired it. One was directly behind in crouched and the third behind the rear of the cruiser.

Makes me think the shots that hit her might have came from the one who were elevated above across the dirt patch.

[Duppers]

6. Damn! 😱😥

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. An unreformable institution. FTP.