Vol.62/No.30 August 24, 1998
Rally in Houston protests cop killing
"Killer cops to jail for life!" chanted around 100 people
who rallied July 26 to protest the killing of Pedro Oregón,
22 years old, in Houston. Cops involved in the special unit
Gang Task Force were allegedly performing an antidrug
operation. "Pedro was sleeping when the police arrived. They
broke down the door to get in the apartment," said Reynalda
Espinosa, a neighbor and an acquaintance of the Oregón
family. The police, who reportedly did not have a warrant,
unloaded 30 shots, 12 of which struck Oregón.
A new coalition, "Justice for Pedro Oregón" has initiated
another protest to be held August 17 in front of the
prosecutor's office to demand that the six cops involved be
charged in the killing.
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