L.A. - Jose Antonio Rodriguez's death raises question
/Latino community leaders and other activists on Thursday called
for an independent investigation in the death of Jose Antonio
Rodriguez, who died after being arrested by Los Angeles Police
Department officers earlier this year. During a tense community
meeting attended by 70 people at the LAPD Academy in Elysian
Park, community leaders urged police officials to address
Rodriguez's death the same way they have handled the recent
televised beating of car theft suspect Stanley Miller. "We need a
thorough and fair investigation," said Arturo Ybarra, a member of
the Latino Community Forum, a group that meets regularly with police to
discuss Latino issues. Lenore Solis, another member of the Latino
Community Forum, made the same request. "All I've wanted ... is
just to find out what happened," Solis said. "Tell us what
happened, because the rumors are rampant in the community." [more]
