Months after 26-year-old Jeremy Flores was shot and killed by Los Angeles police in Boyle Heights, his family is turning grief into action.
Since the July killing of her son, Isabella Rivera, along with her older son Sergio Flores, have canvassed the neighborhood, attended weekly police commission meetings, and joined a national conference, connecting with families across the country who have also lost loved ones to police violence. With support from grassroots groups like Centro CSO, the family is pushing for greater police accountability locally and nationally, and building networks of solidarity while seeking justice.
Last month, Rivera and her family took to the streets around Estrada Courts with members of Centro CSO to garner support for a petition demanding justice for her son. Around 250 people have signed the petition, according to a member of the group…