[mothmon]

Christopher Lee Mercurio, 50, was shot twice by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy outside Macy's at Valencia Town Center in Santa Clarita, California, on January 11, 2023. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. January 12.

Deputy Lorena Gonzalez had responded to a trespassing call. The California Department of Justice said Mercurio refused to leave, threatened to kill people and repeatedly struck the left side of Gonzalez's head. She backed away and warned him several times that she would shoot. He continued advancing, and she fired two shots about five seconds apart. Both struck his chest. Mercurio then walked toward the store entrance and lay down, where deputies provided aid. He was unarmed.

In March 2025, the state Department of Justice concluded there was insufficient evidence to charge Gonzalez and issued policy recommendations to the sheriff's department.

[HIGHTECHDUDE]

Here's how it ends...

[mothmon]

Originally Posted by HIGHTECHDUDE ↗

Here's how it ends...

Excellent. That's exactly how I pictured it in my mind's eye

[wildaxboxer]

She does not fill me with confidence

[shmeegle]

yeah... she isn't even confident in what she says... "in the chest area... chest"
'i went down" that i saw...

[Mr.NoCredit]

How did she ever pass the physical test?!

I see a fair amount of overweight officers and wonder if they ever had to pass the physical stress course, (you know the run, jump, hang, climb and run some more kinda thing) or if they even have that requirement anymore.

[kellyhound]

2023. On Jan. 11 at around 11 p.m., 50-year-old Christopher Lee Mercurio died of gunshot wounds to the chest after a confrontation with deputies in front of the Westfield Valencia Town Center, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner.

“Santa Clarita Station deputies responded to a business in a shopping center regarding a trespassing call,” said officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “Upon arrival, a deputy was assaulted by the suspect and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.”

Mercurio was transported to a local hospital and pronounced deceased.

The deputy, who had reportedly been punched in the face by Mercurio, was transported to a local hospital, treated and released.

https://www.documentingreality.com/f...a-mall-243006/

[H8PPL_LVindvidual]

They treat him so kindly when he's on the ground dying

[YDidiRegister]

He went back to his bed.. why didn’t she just shoot him in the leg. Why shoot him in the chest.

[Dazzab81]

Originally Posted by HIGHTECHDUDE ↗

Here's how it ends...

Cheers for that I knew he was going to drop too tough for his own good with the looks of it