Man shot by LAPD officer in Westlake apparently went by several names

[alp227]

Source: Los Angeles Times

In a case that has already sparked much confusion and outrage in the heavily immigrant neighborhood of Westlake, Los Angeles County coroner's officials announced recently that the Guatemalan day laborer who was fatally shot by an LAPD officer went by several different names.

Since the Sept. 5 shooting, relatives and acquaintances have identified the dead man as 37-year-old Manuel Jamines. However, coroner's officials identified him as Manuel Ramirez based on a fingerprint match with U.S. Department of Justice records. They also found U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement documentation identifying him as Gregorio Luis Perez, with a 1984 date of birth.

Coroner spokesman Ed Winter told The Times that they had initially identified him as Manuel Jaminez, a name they obtained from a cousin at the scene.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0912-lapd-shooting-name-20100912,0,1193382.story

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Wow...so who IS Manuel Jamines anyway? And the police recovered a knife at the crime scene. This story is just getting more bizarre by the development. Hard for me to support the protesters in this case (compared with other police brutality cases like Oscar Grant's).

[flamingdem]

1. pssst. Latinos have as many as four or five last names

They can carry mother and father last names as well as middle names ...

[alp227]

2. this story isn't about last name

it's about multiple full names.

[Downwinder]

3. The Coroner ought to be able to guess his age within a decade

to help solve the question.