“Two officers fired their guns when they should not have,” said Adante Pointer, an attorney for Elena Mondragon’s family.
SAN JOSE — Elena “Ebbie” Mondragon will never again open the door to her mother’s home, be part of another Christmas celebration, or hug her sister or other family members.
Fremont Sgt. Jeremy Miskella, and officers Ghailan Chahouati and Joel Hernandez were part of the task force who planned to use undercover police vehicles to box in Tiger, who was wanted on suspicion of multiple violent armed robberies around the Bay Area, in the complex parking lot.
Patrick Moriarty, an attorney for the officers, emphasized to the jury that despite the emotional nature of the case, they must focus on only the evidence when deciding whether the officers used excessive force and were negligent when they killed Mondragon, as her family has claimed. As Tiger drove toward officers, Chahouati said he dove into the front seat of the minivan to avoid the car.
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