(JSID #21-0423)(LAPD Ser. Jesus Garcia #33022) JSID-NF-OIS-02-23-23-Victoria Bardales (10-06-2021)
[LAC DA JSID Report on OIS](JSID File #21-0423, Feb-16-2023) (OIS:, LAPD Ser. Jesus Garcia (#33022) fired one round from his service rifle at Victoria Bardales. Bardales survived. DA declared Garcia acted in lawful defense of othersDA declared Garcia acted in lawful defense of others
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“Simultaneously, Garcia yelled, “Don’t fucking do it!” Seconds later, Chapman said, “She’s got it [handgun] to her head. She’s got it to her head.” Chapman later told investigators that at that time, he saw Bardales with her left arm around [REDACTED] with a gun in her right hand aimed at [REDACTED]’s head. Garcia responded, “I see her. I’m gonna shoot.” Approximately eight seconds later, Garcia discharged one round from his service rifle, striking Bardales in the right flank. Bardales immediately fell to the ground, and [REDACTED] ran from Bardales and exited the embankment through an opening in the fence on Spring Street.”
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“We find that Sergeant Jesus Garcia acted lawfully in defense of others when he used deadly force against Victoria Bardales.”
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