Woman, 18, Shot by School Officer Removed From Life Support

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An 18-year-old woman shot by a Long Beach school safety officer who fired at a moving car has died after being removed from life support.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2021-10-06/woman-18-shot-by-school-officer-removed-from-life-support

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An 18-year-old woman shot by a Long Beach school safety officer who fired at a moving car has died after being removed from life support, her family announced Wednesday. Manuela “Mona" Rodriguez died Tuesday and her heart, liver, lungs and two kidneys were donated to five people for transplants, a family statement said.

Rodriguez, the mother of a 5-month-old son, was shot in the back of the head on Sept. 27 in a parking lot near Millikan High School in Long Beach. She was sitting in the passenger seat of a car that was driving away after Rodriguez had gotten into a fight with a 15-year-old girl, police have said. Rodriguez was believed to have started the dispute and her partner, Rafeul Chowdhury, 20, and his 16-year-old brother may have been involved, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Video posted online appeared to show the Long Beach Unified School District safety officer firing at least two shots as the car moved off next to him. At least one bullet pierced a window. School safety officers aren't permitted to fire at a moving vehicle or at fleeing suspects, according to a use-of-force policy from Long Beach Unified School District’s school safety office. Firearms may be discharged only when reasonably necessary and justified under the circumstances, such as self-defense and the protection of others, the policy states.

The officer has been placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated by police and the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. Rodriguez's family said she wasn't armed and posed no danger to the safety officer. The family wants the officer to be prosecuted for murder. “This school safety officer decided he was going to be the judge, jury and the executioner,” a brother, Omar Rodriguez, said at a news conference Tuesday.

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