Savannah Graziano
Savannah Graziano, a 15-year-old kidnapping victim was shot and killed by police officers in California as she moved toward them to escape her abductor father.The video of the incident, released only after journalists requested it under California’s public records law, became public and caused shock.
Police previously claimed that the 15-year-old Savannah girl was shot because she was wearing tactical gear and returned fire. However, the footage proves that she was unarmed and followed police orders. San Bernadino County police tried to pull over her father Anthony Graziano’s vehicle. Newly released footage captured by a camera from a Sheriff’s Department helicopter shows police blocking Anthony Graziano’s vehicle while he tries to back up into the road.
The 15-year-old Savannah girl gets out of the car and an officer says over the radio, “The girl got out of the car. She got out of the passenger side.” She crouches down and begins to move quickly toward the officers as a gunshot suddenly rings out and Savannah Graziano’s body appears in the footage. Sheriff’s deputies were not wearing body cameras, but an audio recording made by an officer who was next to the girl as she exited the car was released.
MASS MEDIA ABOUT THE CASE:
Fifteen-year-old Savannah Graziano was following the instructions of the cops and coming towards them as the cops, apparently intimidated, fired at her, according to The Daily Mail.
CASE STATUS:
The Initiative Group has asked US President Joseph Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland for clarification on the current case. The Initiative Group considers it important to fight police brutality and can provide legal and informational assistance to Savannah Graziano’s family if necessary.
