Marquez was killed in her home on August 30, 2018, after police officers attended a welfare check.
actress Vanessa Marquez, who was shot and killed in her home in South Pasadena, California, in 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has ruled.
The South Pasadena Police Department also released body camera footage of the fatal incident that took place on August 30, 2018, after the officers attended a welfare check on Marquez.Marquez was shot multiple times by the officers after pulling what appeared to be a handgun on them, the memo from the district attorney's office said. It was later determined to be an"all-black BB gun resembling a Beretta 92FS firearm.
Marquez appears to descend the stairs brandishing a gun, prompting Carrillo and Perez to fire multiple rounds. The body camera footage shows a zoomed-in image of Marquez holding a weapon, which is again visible moments later on the stairs by Marquez's unconscious body. The memo continues:"From the perspective of Carrillo and Perez, Marquez was armed with a firearm and acting erratically. Despite efforts to communicate in conjunction with fire commands, Marquez remained silent. She held the handgun in a manner that conveyed a readiness to use it and descended the stairs with that apparent purpose.
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