McDade Family File Photo/AP
In this undated family photo Kendrec McDade, then a high school student is seen wearing his Aztecs Football team uniform. McDade was shot by police after being chased and making a move, reaching into his waistband, according to police. The police were chasing McDade, believing him to be one of two thieves who had just robbed Oscar Carrillo, who had told police that McDade was armed.
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office hasn't said yet whether they'll be charging Oscar Carrillo, 26, the man who lied in a 911 call about a thief having a gun. But Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wants to talk to him; they’ve requested an immigration hold because he is believed to be in the United States illegally. They can hold him indefinitely, but if the DA's office plans to charge him, they must do so before he is deported.
Kendrec McDade, 19, was fatally shot March 24 by Pasadena police Officers Jeffrey Newlen and Mathew Griffin after Carrillo lied about McDade being armed with a gun. Newlen and Griffin have been placed on paid leave pending the investigation. Some immigrant rights activists are upset that Carillo, who alleges he was the victim of a crime, could now face deportation for alerting police.
Carillo has since admitted that he lied about the gun, but the incident has unearthed racial tensions in the Pasadena community over the police department’s relationship to the African American and immigrant communities.
Two men lay dead and neither Carillo or Zimmerman have been charged .
Trayvon Martin wasn't the first and Kendrec McDade definitely won't be the last. Will it ever end?
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