2023-05-17 15:23:41
The Office of District Attorney Monique Worrell reacted to an alleged investigation it is conducting against Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez in connection with the shooting that broke out in a Target parking lot in Kissimmee in April 2022.
“Our office is not part of the lawsuit and has no comment on its status,” Keisha Mulfort, the office’s chief of staff, said in written statements to Telemundo 31 when asked for comment. He also added that “the Target shooting is being investigated as are all critical incidents involving officers. Details of that investigation are not currently available to the public. We will be sure to provide a full report once the investigation is complete.” completed,” read the statement from Worrell’s office.
The reaction of Worrell’s office comes after last Tuesday the legal representatives of the youths involved in the shooting said that the state attorney is conducting an investigation against López and the officers involved in the situation for alleged “cover-up and falsification of related documents” in the Target shooting.
For its part, the Osceola Sheriff’s Office indicated through written statements that it is unaware of the alleged investigation.
“I’m not even aware of that. If they have an open investigation, they need to continue investigating…”, indicated López.
The information given by the youth’s lawyers was given because they question the alleged interest of the Osceola sheriff so that State Attorney Worrell does not continue in office.
“If Worrell is removed from office, that would compromise this investigation. They maintain that if she ceases to be the Orange and Osceola County prosecutor, the alleged investigation against Sheriff Marcos López could be compromised,” they said at a press conference.
Why does the lawsuit arise?
A civil lawsuit alleging excessive use of force and violence was filed against Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez.
The lawsuit is related to the shooting outside a Target store in April 2022, in which a 20-year-old man was fatally shot by sheriff’s officers as he attempted to flee after allegedly stealing Pokémon cards and a pizza along with him. with two other young people who were also shot.
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