Omar Durán calls his son’s death unjust
Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero’s father
“Esa muerte es injusta. Era un hijo maravilloso y no sé por qué le hicieron eso.”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)El padre de Joan Sebastián Durán, el colombiano asesinado por el ICE: ‘Esa muerte es injusta’Headline and paragraphs quoting Omar Durán
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Interview
El padre de Joan Sebastián Durán, el colombiano asesinado por el ICE: ‘Esa muerte es injusta’ (opens in a new tab)Headline and paragraphs quoting Omar Durán
About this source
The interview presents Durán’s response to his son’s death and family background.
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Durán spoke from Colombia after learning that a federal immigration officer had killed his son in Maine.
After the quotation
He described his son as wonderful and questioned why officers had done this to him.
How this statement is classified
Condemned
Case context: Was the ICE officer justified in fatally shooting Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Calling the death unjust directly condemns the use of deadly force.
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Was the ICE officer justified in fatally shooting Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero?
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