Robert Simon says Jimenez reversed to escape
Attorney for Carlos Jimenez
“He had to reverse to get away.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
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U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say (opens in a new tab)
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Los Angeles Times follow-up reporting presenting the account and legal assessment of Carlos Jimenez’s attorneys Cynthia Santiago and Robert Simon.
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DHS said Jimenez reversed toward officers; Simon and Santiago said he was trying to escape an escalating confrontation.
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Simon said the officers’ conduct violated their own policies.
How this statement is classified
Condemned
Case context: Was ICE Officer Eusebio Ortiz justified in shooting Carlos Jimenez?
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Why this label?
He rejects the self-defense account and attributes the danger to the officers’ aggressive conduct.
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Was ICE Officer Eusebio Ortiz justified in shooting Carlos Jimenez?
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