Alex Stamm
Role at the time: Attorney for Ruben Martinez’s family
Condemned
Statement summary
Stamm said Martinez posed no danger of death or serious injury and that killing him was neither legally nor morally justified.
“Ruben didn’t place anyone in danger of death or serious injury, and that it wasn’t legally or morally justifiable to kill Ruben in these circumstances.”
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The report compares official descriptions of the encounter with witness, family and attorney accounts.
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He directly says the killing was not legally or morally justifiable, opposing the officer’s use of deadly force.