Family members of Andres Guardado gathered in Gardena, California on Sunday to call for justice in the police killing of the 18-year-old man.
According to a CNN report, the man was approached by deputies while standing outside of a business.
LA County Sheriff Homicide captain, Kent Wegener, said in a news conference that Guardado “reportedly looked toward the deputies” and “produced a handgun.”
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Congresswomen Nanette Diaz Barragan and Maxine Waters issued a joint statement regarding the incident, “Andres Guardado is the latest young man of color killed by police gunfire.
However, police investigators found that he did not have a license through the California Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
