Family to sue LVMPD over death of Jorge Gomez

Family to sue LVMPD over death of Jorge Gomez

A family continuing to fight for justice after a man was shot and killed by the LVMPD.

The family has filed a lawsuit against the department after the 25 year old Jorge Gomez was killed during a Black Lives Matter protest last month.

SHOT AND KILLED BY METRO.THE FAMILY OF JORGE GOMEZ HASFILED A FEDERAL LAWSUIT AGAINSTTHE DEPARTMENT-- AFTER THE 25YEAR OLD WAS KILLED DURING ABLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST LASTMONTH.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDETHE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE WITHMORE ON WHAT THE FAMILY ISASKING FOR.THIS IS THE AREA WHERE GOMEZWAS SHOT-- AS DOZENS GATHEREDTO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR GEORGEFLOYD.THIS MORNING HIS FAMILY WILLGATHER HERE AGAIN TO HOLD APRESS CONFERENCE AND VIGIL.ACCORDING TO METRO-- GOMEZ WASCARRYING SEVERAL GUNS..AND WEARING FULL BODY ARMORDURING THE PROTESTS.POLICE SAY HE RAISED HIS GUN ATTHEM BEFORE HE WAS SHOT.GOMEZ'S FAMILY SAYS HE WASEXERCISING HIS RIGHT TOPEACEFULLY PROTESTS AND BEARARMS-- THEY SAY HE NEVERVERBALLY THREATENED THEOFFICERS AND NEVER POINTED AGUN AT ANYONE.THE FAMILY IS DEMANDING METRORELEASE ANY SURVEILLANCE ORBODY CAMERA FOOTAGE THEY HAVE.THEYRE ALSO ASKING FOR ANYONEWHO MAY HAVE INTERACTED WITHGOMEZ AT THE PROTEST- TO COMEFORWARD.HIS MOTHER- RELEASED THISYOUTUBE VIDEO- WITH ADESPERATE PLEA FOR HELP.1:30-1:46 HE WASN'T OUT THEREFIGHTING FOR HIMSELF, HE WASOUT THERE FIGHTING FOR YOU ANDHE LOST HIS LIFE SO WE REALLYAPPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMINGFORWARDMETRO HAS YET TO RESPOND TO THELAWSUIT.THE FAMILY'S PRESS CONFERENCEWILL BE HELD AT THE COURTHOUSEAT 9-30THIS MORNING.IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AVIGIL.WE WILL BE THERE, AND BRING YOUTHE LATEST ON AIR AND ONLINE.