Sheriff Villanueva - Part 4

Imperfect Paradise

LAist Studios

Society & Culture

4.5 • 535 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In 2019, LA County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed Marco Vazquez, Jr. outside his home while he was having a mental health crisis. Later, members of Vazquez’ family say they were followed and harassed by Sheriff’s deputies. They’re not the only ones.

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0:34.3	Hello.
0:37.7	Hi. Is Leticia here? Yes, she is. Hi.
0:38.6	Is Leticia here?
0:39.6	Yes, she is.
0:41.4	In late April, one of my producers, Francisco Avales Pino, pulled up outside a small house on a dead-end street in Whittier.
0:49.2	It's mostly a bedroom community just east of L.A.
0:52.6	On the driveway, in front of the garage door, there was a small
0:56.0	altar. There was a photo of a bald man with a wide smile, flowers in a vase, a rosary, and a
1:03.0	plastic cup of beer. Above it hung a banner that said, Justice for Marco. Okay, should I wait here
1:09.4	in the living room? Yeah, let me go back here.
1:11.5	Okay, no worries.
1:14.5	Francisco was there to talk to Leticia Vasquez.
1:18.1	She's the mother of the man in the photo outside, Marco.
1:21.6	The house was busy with children eating and playing, and the TV was on.
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