José, the brother of Luis, carried the cross of Police Terror in the Sanctuary City on his back through the Mission on the one year anniversary of the killing of his brother. The cross symbolized the pain and loss that he and his family must now carry. With this unusual via crucis—ways of the cross—José…
On December 9, 2016, a reporter Michael Bodley for the SFChronicle filed a story titled “SF city attorney defends police who shot homeless man.” Please note that Bodley did not reach out to the family of the victim Luis Góngora Pat, the family’s lawyer Adante Pointer, nor members of the Justice & Honor for Luis…
On November 3, 2016, the family lawyer Adante Pointer in the presence of his clients, the wife and children of Luis Góngora Pat, held a press conference in Mérida, Yucatán. In attendance were also members of the Coalition who had visited the family for Hanal Pixan (nov. 1) and Day of the Dead (nov. 2)…
Nov. 1 Hanal Pixán, Feast for the Beloved Deceased, 6pm Asociación Mayab The family of Luis Góngora Pat invites supporters who assisted in anyway in making the Community Quilt to a special and small ritual celebration of Hanal Pixán at Asociación Mayab (3012 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103) on November 1. Hanal Pixán is…
The Guardian, Homeless man’s killing by police ‘like a gangster movie’, family claims, (June 17, 2016) Attorneys for the Góngora family presented video and photographic evidence that they say shows that police officers shot Góngora from above, while he was either sitting down or lying prone. Photographs from a private autopsy show that Góngora was…
En medio de una ceremonia solemne, realizan el entierro de Luis Góngora Pat, migrante yucateco asesinado en San Francisco California.
New surveillance video released by an anonymous source Friday shows San Francisco police officers as they approach a homeless man allegedly armed with a knife just before he was fatally shot off camera Thursday. Source: Harrowing Surveillance Video Shows Scene Of Latest SFPD Officer-Involved Shooting
SFPD Names Sergeant, Officer Who Fatally Shot Homeless Man, KQED, April 15, 2016 A department spokesman identified Sgt. Nate Steger and officer Michael Mellone as the two officers who fired during the incident. Sgt. Nate Steger is a 17-year-veteran of the department, according to a statement from Police Chief Greg Suhr on the seniority of…
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