BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The family of a police informant killed in an officer-involved shooting last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city or Bakersfield and the five officers involved.
Jorge Ramirez’s father says nearly nine months after the shooting, police still will not let the family retrieve Ramirez’s belongings, including his wallet, keys and clothes. They say the department says it’s because the shooting is still under investigation.
Ramirez was killed in a shootout with police in the parking lot of the Sheraton Hotel at Mohawk Street and California Avenue, September 16, 2013. Officers say Ramirez led them there, with fugitive parolee Justin Harger. Police say Harger opened fire on them as they approached his vehicle.
Officers say Ramirez refused to comply with their orders and took shelter behind the same car Harger was firing from. In January, an internal review board ruled those officers: Daniel Brewer, Rick Wimbish, Ryan Vaughn, Jess Beagley and Chad Garret were justified in the shooting. Officials with the Bakersfield Police Department say they cannot comment on the case.
Jorge Ramirez’s father says nearly nine months after the shooting, police still will not let the family retrieve Ramirez’s belongings, including his wallet, keys and clothes. They say the department says it’s because the shooting is still under investigation.
Ramirez was killed in a shootout with police in the parking lot of the Sheraton Hotel at Mohawk Street and California Avenue, September 16, 2013. Officers say Ramirez led them there, with fugitive parolee Justin Harger. Police say Harger opened fire on them as they approached his vehicle.
Officers say Ramirez refused to comply with their orders and took shelter behind the same car Harger was firing from. In January, an internal review board ruled those officers: Daniel Brewer, Rick Wimbish, Ryan Vaughn, Jess Beagley and Chad Garret were justified in the shooting. Officials with the Bakersfield Police Department say they cannot comment on the case.
