ENTIRE ORIGINAL HD FOOTAGE Steven Rodriguez KILLED CARL’S JR. FOLLOW Discussion: Violence Prevention

STEVEN RODRIGUEZ @ CARL’S JR SHOT & KILLED. COMPLETE ORIGINAL HD VERSION Graphic video posted online captured the shocking moment cops shot and killed a man outside a fast food joint in California Monday morning. MONTEREY PARK, Calif. The amateur video of a suspect being killed outside a Monterey Park Carl’s Jr. has a lot of people asking why police resorted to deadly force. The man, identified as 22-year-old Steven Rodriguez, was shot during a confrontation with police at the main entrance to the Carl’s Jr. in the 1200 block of Avenida Cesar Chavez on Monday. The video shows Rodriguez raising a pipe toward a police officer. Two officers open fire – first five rounds, and then the second officer fires five more. “I watched it a couple times over, and I almost felt like crying,” said Mario Duarte of Monterey Park. Duarte is the same age as the man who was killed in the shooting. Duarte says he didn’t know Rodriguez, but he felt compelled to stop by the growing memorial outside of the fast-food restaurant. “I kind of felt like I needed to come out here and pay my respects,” he said. There are many who feel like the shooting was not justified, including the suspect’s father, who said he did not feel as though the officers were justified. “There should have been another option. They didn’t have to kill the guy,” said Matt Kiernan of Alhambra. The LA County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the officer-involved shooting. They say it appears as though the officers were <b>…</b>

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