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Raul Castillo Razo, 15
Died April 27, 2009 at 6:45 p.m.
Raul Castillo Razo, a 15-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by Los Angeles police officers on Monday, April 27, in the 11300 block of Firestone Boulevard in Norwalk, according to authorities.
The officers, identified by the LAPD as Erick Hernandez and Orlando Diaz, were parked in a Stater Brothers lot when they saw Raul "chasing someone with a gun and firing shots," according to a police news release.
Hernandez and Diaz, who are part of a Criminal Surveillance Team, got out of their car and ordered Raul to stop, the statement said. At that time, he turned the gun on the officers, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
The officers were not wounded in the shooting and the individual that officers said Raul was firing at left the area and was not identified, authorities said. Police recovered a .45-caliber handgun allegedly used by Raul at the scene.
Hernandez has been an LAPD officer for more than three years and Diaz is a 10-year veteran. The shooting is under investigation by the LAPD Force Investigation Division and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
— Anthony Pesce
- Neighborhood: Norwalk
- Age: 15
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Monday
- Agency: LAPD Force Investigation
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Officer-involved
- Crime scene: Public place
11 reader comments about Raul Castillo Razo
rest in peace danny we miss you!
March 1, 2010 at 3:15 p.m.
Brianna, shouldn't you also add to your comment ... "Danny, we're so glad you didn't kill or hurt anyone while you ran around firing that gun"
March 1, 2010 at 8:53 p.m.
no he shot that gun for a reason not just to be cool or anything.
April 5, 2010 at 3:28 p.m.
rest in peace danny! i miss yeww weirdoo yew will always be remember</3 and ima be waitin to hear yewr voice again
Sept. 7, 2010 at 11:19 a.m.
brianna- I can't come up with a single reason why this 15 year old maniac would fire a weapon at someone else in a public place. Enlighten me please!
SHAWNNY- Weirdo is an understatement!
Sept. 7, 2010 at 12:09 p.m.
wtf stfu!!rest in peace danny<3
Dec. 16, 2010 at 12:17 p.m.
known you since like the first grade ... wish i could have seen your face longer..you were like a brother. rest in peace my nigga love you ... <3
Jan. 4, 2011 at 7:42 p.m.
R.I.P. Danny, eff what people say, wether you fired the gun or not there was a reason behind it, Rest In Paradise, Gone but NEVER forgotten<3
Watch over me, the homies, my family and yer family, ill see you one day again, tell the homies up there tht have past I said wsupp.
April 26, 2011 at 10:50 a.m.
— Mario; and what reason is there for a 15 year old to chase someone in public with a gun? Please enlighten the readers of this blog.
And why do you suppose he's up in heaven? You sure about that? Think violent criminal conduct that puts the public at extreme risk is a sure way to get past the pearly gates? How about telling us more about the gang he was in and all the benevolent things he did.
April 26, 2011 at 2:03 p.m.
R.I.P. Chico your were chill and didn't deserve to go out like that . Stay up I remember all the good middle school days r.I.p.
Oct. 18, 2011 at 7:39 p.m.
Rest In Peace Danny.<3 i love you and i miss you everyday. you are gone but will always remain inside my heart. i hope that heaven is treating you ohkay<3
March 12, 2012 at 10:08 a.m.
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