LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County coroner has released the autopsy report on an allegedly armed young man shot by a sheriff’s deputy that the Sheriff’s Department had requested remain confidential. Like the results of an independent autopsy released earlier this week by a family attorney, the official report shows 18-year-old Andres Guardado Pinedo was shot in the back five times in June. Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner Dr. Jonathan Lucas says he released the report after considering the administration of justice and the public's right to know. But Sheriff Alex Villanueva says the release could jeopardize the investigation.
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by Noe Abarca shows Andres Guardado Pinedo, who was fatally shot by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy. The Los Angeles County coroner on Friday, July 10, 2020, released the autopsy report on an allegedly armed Pinedo who was shot by a sheriff's deputy that the Sheriff's Department had requested remain confidential under a security hold. (Courtesy of Noe Abarca via AP, File)
Posted at 10:42 AM, Jul 11, 2020
and last updated 2020-07-11 13:42:58-04
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