The family of teenager Alberto Arzola, who Anaheim police officers shot in the back on the front steps of his home, will speak at a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 30, and announce the filing of a claim against the city. This is the first step in filing a civil rights lawsuit over the Dec. 6 police shooting.
Two other claims are also being filed in connection to the unjustified police actions that night which took the life of Arzola, 19, in the 800 block of South Philadelphia Street.
The second claim is on behalf of Emmanuel Cordova, 18, whose back was to officers, with his hands in the air, complying with commands, when he was shot in the head by a “less lethal” projectile traveling up to 200 mph, according to the claim. And the third is being filed on behalf of Arzola’s 14-year-old cousin who witnessed an officer yank Arzola off his feet and shoot him multiple times in the back as he tumbled from the steps, according to the claim…