Family members plan to file a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles after a Southern California father was shot and killed by an off-duty LAPD officer.
On May 30, Hugo Cachua, 37, a father of three young children, was killed during an altercation with Victor Corral, a Los Angeles police officer who was off-duty at the time.
The confrontation occurred in Ontario near North Euclid Avenue and West 6th Street as the two men became embroiled in a heated argument after a reported fender bender at around 8:30 p.m.
Both men exited their vehicles and somehow the situation escalated into a physical confrontation. A dashcam video from a passing vehicle captured the two men struggling on a neighborhood sidewalk when three gunshots were suddenly heard.
Family members said Cachua was unarmed when he was shot in the back. At the time, Corral had been on medical leave for about a year due to an injury, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Following Hugo’s death, his family has been desperately searching for answers while demanding accountability and justice for his death.