The 14-year-old was killed inside a Burlington store in Los Angeles when police opened fire at an assault suspect.
Orellana-Peralta was in a dressing room with her mother when an officer's round went through a wall and killed her at the scene, police said in a news release. She had been trying on dresses for a quinceañera, a police source confirmed to theLAPD Chief Michel Moore called the girl's death"tragic and devastating" and pledged a thorough and transparent investigation. He promised to release 911 calls, body camera footage and other video of the incident by Monday.
"This chaotic incident resulting in the death of an innocent child is tragic and devastating for everyone involved," Moore said in a statement."I am profoundly sorry for the loss of this young girl's life and I know there are no words that can relieve the unimaginable pain for the family." He added:"My commitment is to conduct a thorough, complete and transparent investigation into the circumstances that led up to this tragedy and provide the family and public with as much information as possible."Officers had responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon in progress and other calls about shots fired on Thursday morning, the LAPD said. On arrival, officers found an injured woman and encountered the suspect nearby. The suspect was shot and taken into custody.
"Unbeknownst to the officers, a 14-year-old girl was in a changing room behind a wall, that was directly behind the suspect and out of the officers' view," the release said."She was in the changing area with her mother when the officers encountered the suspect and the officer involved shooting occurred. During a search for additional suspects and victims, officers found the girl and discovered she had been struck by gunfire. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three years ago, in my district, Mely Corado was killed when police fired into a store. Her family will never stop grieving. Nor will all the people who loved Valentina Orellana-Peralta.
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