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Orozco, Norma
From:Maria Ceja <ceja.maria95@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October 05, 2021 3:56 PM
To:eComment
Subject:Nonagenda item: Justice for Brandon Lopez
Mayor and City Councilmembers,
It is very unfortunate to witness yet another human life lost in the hands of police brutality. Brandon Lopez was
a son and a father whose life was lost in our city. It is very disturbing and horribly wrong that our police
department allowed Anaheim Police to take control of the situation and ultimately allowed them to take the life
of an armless individual experiencing a mental health crisis. How we treat those experiencing mental health
crises reflects how we care about the most vulnerable residents in our city. Violence was not the answer, it was
never the answer, especially not tormenting him in his final hours with an overwhelming amount of police. If
we do not provide Brandon's family the justice they are seeking, then we will fail all residents who witnessed or
heard about Brandon's wrongful murder within the jurisdiction of a police department that is supposed to
protect us, not torment us. Brandon was our neighbor, our community member that should still be here today.
Please provide Brandon's family the justice they seek; the Santa Ana police department MUST be held
accountable for their complicity in the murder of Brandon Lopez.
Do the right thing.
Thank you,
Maria Ceja
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Orozco, Norma
From:Carl Benninger <benninger72@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, October 04, 2021 11:19 PM
To:eComment
Subject:The Killing of Brandon Lopez
It deeply bothers me about the Killing of Brandon Lopez in our city by
Anaheim Police. I am generally in support of the police but there are too
many things wrong with this killing. I have not seen any account that
Brandon was armed or threatened the police. He did not listen to their
commands for four hours but he did propose a threat to himself, police or
the public.
His family was not allowed to talk to him which could have ended the
crisis without violence. Plus how does Anaheim PD take over control
when he was in the city of Santa Ana? Why did the Anaheim PD shoot to
kill and not to disable? Why used bullets instead of a stun gun? I truly
believe Brandon's death was not necessary
So what I would propose is that the City Council ask an independent
agency, like the OCDA or NAACP to conduct a full investigation. Their
report should then be shared with the Council, SAPD and citizens of Santa
Ana.
Carl Benninger
President of Com-link
1829 W. Garry Ave, Santa Ana, 92704
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