The Mexican government has demanded USA exhaustive investigation into the death of a Mexican Christian Baltazar Torres18 years old, shot to death by officers of the Oxnard, California Police Department.

Christian Balthazar He passed away on Friday, April 7th. due to injuries sustained from local police shooting.

The Government of Mexico has asked the relevant authorities to conduct an investigation in accordance with the law, through due process of law, and the criminal and/or civil liability of the persons involved is delineated.

After an initial review of the incident by renowned civil rights lawyers, it was concluded that the use of lethal force against Christian Balthasar was unwise in the circumstances presented in the video released by the Oxnard Police Department.

In the video, Oxnard Department Deputy Police Chief Christopher Williams explains that around 6:00 pm on April 7, they received a report on a subject who “brandished and threatened residents with a knife“, given that 5 officers were sent to monitor the situation.

Also in the clip is a recording of an emergency call made by an Oxnard resident filing a complaint in Spanish and claims that unsub threatened neighbors with a knife.

Later in the video, you can see who is believed to be Christian Baltasar Torres getting off the truck and with a sharp weapon in his right hand. Five police officers had cameras installed on their clothes, which recorded what was happening.

One of the officers immediately calls him “friend” – in Spanish – and asks him to “raise your hands”; realizing that he has a knife in his hand, another police officer orders him – in English – to drop the knife.

The subject, without letting go of the knife, receives an electric shock with a “teaser”. However, this was not enough to bring down the alleged attacker. Another officer decides to “shoot” more electric charges, which managed to knock him to the ground..

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The Mexican is still trying to revive himself and another officer.”fired a pistol provided by the Department. After the shot, Torres fell to the ground, ”explained Christopher Williams.

The officers immediately called Emergency Medical Services (EMS) while they were providing CPR to Christian Balthazar until EMS personnel arrived on the scene. He was taken in an ambulance to the nearest hospital, where around 19:00 he was found to have no signs of life.

The Mexican government, through its consulate in Oxnard, has been in contact with his family from the beginning to provide legal advice and consular assistance, according to the SRE, which indicated that will take diplomatic and legal action at its disposaland will maintain close liaison with the authorities in charge of the investigation through the consulate in Oxnard.

The family escort will also continue to inform them of their rights in the face of this unfortunate event.

“Government of Mexico oppose the excessive use of force by detaining any person, regardless of his nationality or immigration status.”