Los Angeles:
LAPD Southeast Area officers responding to a shooting call immediately
discovered a man suffering from gunshot wounds in a pickup truck.
Later, officers also found another victim inside a nearby residence,
along with a suspect. Both had also been shot.
On March 8, 2013, around 2:20 a.m., officers were called to a residence
in the 11500 block of Grape Street where they discovered a man in a
pickup truck who had been shot. A short time later, they were directed
to a suspect, 33-year-old Henry Salcedo, who was standing just inside
the residence. As the officers approached Salcedo to make contact, he
displayed a gun, pointed it at the officers and an officer-involved
shooting occurred.
The suspect then retreated into the residence and the LAPD SWAT Team was
summoned for negotiation assistance. Before the team arrived, Salcedo
continued to shoot at the officers from inside the residence. About
4:15 a.m., a child emerged and informed officers that both his parents
had been shot. Soon after, Salcedo was pronounced dead at the scene,
and a woman who was later determined to be the child’s mother, died at a
local hospital.
During the Los Angeles County Coroner’s subsequent examination of
Salcedo’s body, it was determined his gunshot wound(s), initially
believed to be self-inflicted, came from a shot an officer fired.
The three children in the residence, ages 1, 3 and 8, were not injured
during the ordeal, nor were any officers. Eventually, the children were
released into the custody of the Los Angeles County Department of
Children and Family Services.
The investigation will ultimately be reviewed by the Chief of Police,
Office of the Inspector General, and the Board of Police Commissioners
for compliance with the Department’s use-of-force policy, which states
that an officer’s use-of-force actions must be objectively reasonable.
Additionally, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Justice System
Integrity Division will conduct a comprehensive review of the facts of
the officer-involved shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call Force Investigation Division at
(213) 486-5230. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should
be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain
anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).
Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number
274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text
messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to
LAPDOnline.org, click on "webtips" and follow the prompts.
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Was the children's mother also accidently shot by police officer or was it by her husband Henry Saucedo?
Posted by: Ivy Rune | March 12, 2025 at 08:40 PM