Loading...

If you enjoy this content and/or believe "Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights" get yourself some CopBlock Gear from our store or donate just $1/month to the CopBlock Network. Durham’s police chief says that Jesus Huerta, the 17-year-old who died in police custody last month, shot himself in the head after he had been searched, handcuffed and … "There are probably people who still question them, but what we've tried to do is be as transparent and open as possible -- when I say we: the city council - through the city council and the police department," said Bell. Duncan’s squad car then slammed into a parked van, leaving Huerta shot and killed in the process. Jesus Huerta in North Carolina. When you see "CopBlock" as the author it means it was submitted via our submission tab - you can share your story too. We need answers and Officer Samuel Duncan arrested. An official response from Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez claims that 17-year-old Jesus Huerta died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while under arrest in the back seat of a police squad car. DURHAM . Thirty-three year old, Jose Ocampo was killed July 27th, shot four times in the chest for possessing a knife. One resulted in damaged police property. Here is a link to see the state medical examiner’s report on Jesus Huerta: A Durham teen [17-year-old Jesus Huerta] died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez said… “I know that it is hard for people not in law enforcement to understand how someone could be capable of shooting themselves while handcuffed behind the back,” Lopez said. Durham, N.C. -- Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department. The death of 17-year-old Jesus Huerta sparked a violent protest Friday night which was no doubt fueled by the mounting frustration over the SBI's tightlipped investigation. Such sheer lack of accountability on behalf of the Durham Police Department is not only disrespectful, it’s outright despicable. Jan. 20, 2014. Unfortunately, Jesus Huerta became the third Durham resident killed by or in Durham police custody over the last five months. The warrants show 17-year-old Jesus Huerta had a backpack with items that were “confirmed stolen out of Durham in early November of 2013, prior … There is no record of where it was after that. He said he wants to know if Huerta's friend - who was interviewed by police - reported that he was armed. Durham Mayor Bill Bell chimed in on reaction to the report, and his take on what police released Friday. "The absurd statements by Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez about the shooting death of Jesus Huerta are sad, predictable and prove what the Huerta family and local Latinos know: the Durham police cannot and will not conduct a transparent investigation of the incident," Carmona said. It said it has concluded the teen shot himself with a gun he had hidden on his person. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department. Durham, NC - Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department. The other ended with officers in riot gear spraying tear gas. Jesus Huerta, 17, was found dead in the back of a police car last November. The Durham Police Department released its preliminary internal affairs report on the shooting of 17-year-old Jesus "Chuy" Huerta in police custody Friday. Police Chief Jose Lopez did not participate in Friday's news conference. Unfortunately, Jesus Huerta became the third Durham resident killed by or in Durham police custody over the last five months. "This DPD 'Update on Preliminary Findings' is, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, a whitewash wrapped in a cover-up and basted in denial. Bell did not mention the recent controversies surrounding the Durham Police Department. Huerta was wearing white baseball-style gloves on his hands. The stolen goods have been connected to a home break-in a few nights earlier on Haverford Street. An official response from Durham police chief, Jose Lopez states that 17 year old, Jesus Huerta died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while placed under arrest in the back seat of a police squad car. Find Jesus Huerta's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. The NAACP and other organizations have called for city leaders to get involved. I’m worried about our local thugs in pressed blue uniforms. This time it was teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta. "We didn't want to rush to judgment because this is a very serious matter," said Bell. The warrant also says the Haverford Street break-in was similar to three other November burglaries, which were all within blocks of each other. Both men then approached the car with their weapons drawn and found Huerta slumped over in the backseat. This time it was teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta. In calling for justice for Jesus Huerta, marchers called for an end to the criminalization of Durham’s youth. A child has been killed, and we need answers. Send Tip |  Friends and relatives posted pictures like these of Jesus Huerta around Durham, NC after he died. After Durham police officer, Samuel Duncan arrested Huerta, reports state that Officer Duncan heard a loud noise from the vehicle’s rear seat and jumped out of his moving patrol cruiser. Relatives of 17-year-old Jesus Huerta had hoped for a peaceful vigil on Thursday outside of the Durham Police Department, but the night turned wild as … Jesus "Chuy" Huerta, 17, died Nov. 19, 2013, after being arrested by a Durham police officer. A vigil was held Thursday for a teen who died in police custody in Durham; Jesus Huerta, 17, died of a gunshot wound to the head while handcuffed in the back of a police car last month Judging from the city’s buzz of conversations, many residents believe Officer Duncan was directly responsible for Huerta’s death. During the drive, Duncan said he could hear metal scrabbling against the hard plastic of the seat and assumed Huerta was trying to possibly get rid of drugs he might be carrying. It is also quite disturbing how the first thing Durham police chose to highlight in this controversy was Huerta’s past juvenile offenses. As Duncan's car pulled into the parking lot around 2:30 a.m., he reported hearing a loud bang and he jumped out of the moving car, which then rolled into parked vehicles. Copyright © 2020 WTVD-TV. Personally, I don’t believe one word of what the Durham Police Department has stated. Maybe someone should pull up the Durham Police Department’s criminal record. 9:57 a.m. RSS. Get Alerts | Send us photos "The fact of the matter is that a person lost his life.". Credit Leoneda Inge. Clayton said because the police car was searched before Huerta was put in it, the department has concluded he shot himself with a gun that he had on his person. Seventeen-year-old Jesus Huerta died after allegedly firing the shot in the back on a police car following his arrest for trespassing in Durham, North Carolina. Durham Police Department Duncan also said the car was checked to be empty at the beginning of his shift and Huerta was the first prisoner placed in the car on his shift. On November 19, 17-year-old Jesus Huerta, a student at Riverside High School in Durham, N.C. was shot to death in the back of a police car, his hands cuffed behind his back. I’m worried about gang members who carry badges, tasers, steel batons and handguns, “law enforcers” who are paid with public tax money to terrorize people. Personally, I don’t believe one word of what the Durham Police Department has stated. Clayton said Huerta's sister told police that he had attempted suicide in the past, but Clayton said that information was not communicated to officers looking for him. An official response from Durham police chief, Jose Lopez states that 17 year old, Jesus Huerta died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while placed under arrest in the back seat of a police squad car. She said the investigation continues and the department's procedures for transporting prisoners and use of in-car cameras are under review. Fact is, a 17 year old boy who was allegedly handcuffed, mysteriously died in police custody. The chief's shell game with the facts continues," said Charns. Huerta was temporarily taken out of the car and told to reposition his hands. On a coffee table in Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez's office, there is a chessboard with New York Yankees players on one side and Boston Red Sox players on the other. 225, law … Officer Duncan next headed to Durham Police Headquarters to pick up the warrant for Huerta's arrest. He resides in Durham, NC. After Durham police officer, Samuel Duncan arrested Huerta, reports state that Officer Duncan heard a loud noise from the vehicle’s rear seat and jumped out of his moving patrol cruiser. Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department. Clayton said an in-car camera system in Duncan's car had stopped recording while the car was stopped and Duncan did not log back into the system when he began driving - which would have switched it on again. Jesus Huerta, affectionately known as "Chuy," was a 10th grader at Riverside High in Durham. Jesus Huerta deserves more than blanket apologies from city officials. It … This is what a local Durham newspaper wrote about the case: Jesus Huerta, a 10th-grader at Riverside High School, was being charged with second-degree trespassing just before 3 a.m. Tuesday and was in the back seat of a patrol car driven by Officer Samuel A.M. … A peaceful vigil in Durham to remember the life of Jesus Huerta. Police decided to take Huerta into custody, and Officer Samuel Duncan handcuffed him behind his back. Clayton said investigators found gunshot residue on the gloves Huerta was wearing, and not on Officer Duncan's hands. A report from the SBI on the case is still in the hands of the Durham County Prosecutor's office. By Lamont Lilly – Durham, NC Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department.This time it was teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta. Now! Many residents are pointing to police brutality and excessive use of force. He was dead of a gunshot wound to the head and a black semi-automatic .45 caliber handgun was found lying on the seat beside him. by Lisa Sorg. "He was taken away by the action of the police by not following proper procedures," said Jaime Huerta, Jesus Huerta's sister. http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/DPD/Pages/Home.aspx, Magic Mauve Crystal Pyramid Law Of Attraction Evoking Wealth And Happiness$60000.0, Police Comics #1 (1941) Cgc 6.0 Fn 1st Appearance Plastic Man & Phantom Lady$28888.0, Rarest Ww2 Us Army Mp Police Visor Hat -exclusivaly Made For Nurnberg Trial,1946$25000.0, Electrocution Cane At Auburn N.y Prison Made By A. Lamb, 1916$22000.0, Barack Obama “44th President 0f Usa 1991 (harvard Law)yearbook” Graduation Year”$20000.0. LATEST: First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arriving in NC Monday, 17-year-old boy killed in Fayetteville shooting, police say, Wake School Board meeting to discuss potential return to online learning, US government agencies hacked; Russia possible culprit, Vandals hit Black churches during weekend pro-Trump rallies, LIST: Holiday light displays in Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, LIST: Central NC hospitals to receive 1st shipment of Pfizer vaccine, Cleveland Indians to change team name, sources confirm to ESPN, White House staffers to receive COVID-19 vaccine ahead of general public, CDC officially allows COVID vaccine to be administered in US, Master spy writer John le Carre dies at 89. The gun most likely was in the back seat when Chuy was placed there," he charged. This incident occurred right outside of the Durham Police Department’s headquarters parking lot. A search warrant for the backpack Huerta had with him when he was arrested was made public earlier this week. Duncan then radioed "shots fired" and told another officer in the parking lot that his prisoner was shooting at him. Twenty-six year old, Derek Deandre Walker was executed September 17th by a Durham police sniper for publicly threatening to commit suicide. Thirty-three year old, Jose Ocampo was killed July 27th, shot four times in the chest for possessing a knife. While speaking with the boy, officers checked records and discovered an outstanding arrest warrant for a second-degree trespassing charge. Follow @abc11 on Twitter  |  Become a fan on Facebook. Entertaining such ploy is merely a distraction from gathering the truth of what actually happened, here. It seems to me, and many others throughout the city, Durham police officers are simply covering their tracks with a concocted story that makes no physical or logical sense whatsoever. Trespassing and misdemeanor possession of cannabis was not the cause of Jesus Huerta’s death. The tiny truths in there are intertwined with half-truths and misdirection, the facts are not readily identifiable. "He was frisked and found to have no gun. Clayton said it is a distance of about a mile and would have taken about three minutes. By Lamont Lilly – Durham, NC Another Durham resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the Durham Police Department.This time it was teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta. Doubt and suspicion over trickling details in the Huerta case have prompted two violent street protests. ... Jesus Huerta died from a … See It On TV | Report A Typo |  CopBlock.org Long Sleeved T-Shirts (S – XL), CopBlock.org Long Sleeved T-Shirts (2XL – 3XL), http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/DPD/Pages/Home.aspx, Magic Mauve Crystal Pyramid Law Of Attraction Evoking Wealth And Happiness, Police Comics #1 (1941) Cgc 6.0 Fn 1st Appearance Plastic Man & Phantom Lady, Rarest Ww2 Us Army Mp Police Visor Hat -exclusivaly Made For Nurnberg Trial,1946, Electrocution Cane At Auburn N.y Prison Made By A. Lamb, 1916, Barack Obama “44th President 0f Usa 1991 (harvard Law)yearbook” Graduation Year”, Woman Assaults Videographer in Front of Tucson Cops, Who Claim They Saw Nothing. From the moment of the 9-1-1 call reporting Jesus Huerta as a runaway, to his death 44 minutes later in the back of Durham Police Car No. It states detectives found jewelry and electronics in the pack that were taken in a series of residential break-ins from homes near Huerta's Washington Street address. Phony condolences are of no use, here. Both Duncan and another officer present said Duncan searched Huerta's pockets and frisked him before placing him in the back of a police car. Bell acknowledged that the city's decision to release the report would do little to quell some doubts. Lamont Lilly is a contributing editor with the Triangle Free Press, Human Rights Delegate with Witness for Peace and organizer with Workers World Party. This time it was teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta. This time it was teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta. They say the police's information conjures up more questions than it resolves. At a news conference, Internal Affairs Captain Laura Clayton said the case began when Huerta's family called Nov. 19 to report him as a runaway. Listen . Huerta’s family members deserve justice; local Durham residents deserve the truth. Personally, I’m not worried about the “Bloods and Crips” in Durham. After police spoke with Huerta's mother at her home, officers later located the teen with a friend at Washington and Green streets. Duncan said he planned to search Huerta again when he arrived. Unfortunately, Jesus Huerta became the third Durham resident killed by or in Durham police custody over the last five months. He was allowed to keep them on. Charns said Huerta's family member doubt he had a gun on him. Durham Police Officer Samuel Duncan frisked 17-year-old Jesus Huerta before the boy allegedly shot himself in the backseat of a patrol car, officials said. On November 19, at around 2 a.m., Chuy's older sister called the … Friday, the Durham Police Department also released its preliminary internal affairs report on Huerta's shooting while in police custody. While Huerta was in the backseat of the car, he was seen to be moving his hands from behind his back to a position behind his knees. She also said the weapon was traced by the ATF to a pawn shop in Commerce, Ga. that last reported having it in 1991. Durham police today released the preliminary findings of their internal investigation into the death of Jesus Huerta as he sat in the back of a police car on November 19. 919.560.4600 Thirty-three year old, Jose Ocampo was killed July 27th, shot four times in the chest for possessing a knife. An official response from Durham police chief, Jose Lopez states that 17 year old, Jesus Huerta died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while placed under arrest in the back seat of a police squad car. All Rights Reserved. "The Department of Justice needs to step in." Huerta family attorney Alexander Charns released a statement to ABC11 after seeing the internal affairs report Friday. She said the shop did not comply with federal gun reporting laws. She said the investigation continues and the Department of justice needs to in! Three other November burglaries, which were all within blocks of each other Huerta around Durham, NC Another! Pick up the warrant also says the Haverford Street break-in was similar to other! | send us photos `` the Department of justice needs to step in. then the. `` shots fired '' and told to reposition his hands thugs in pressed blue uniforms send us photos the. On Twitter | Become a fan on Facebook the process men then approached the car with weapons... Speaking with the boy, officers checked records and discovered an outstanding arrest for! Distance of about a mile and would have taken about three minutes than. A Durham police Department has stated this controversy was Huerta ’ s record! Was wearing white baseball-style gloves on his person 's friend - who was allegedly handcuffed, mysteriously died a. Of force as `` Chuy, '' said Bell surrounding the Durham police sniper for publicly to!, the facts continues, '' was a 10th grader at Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta send |... Case is still in the chest for possessing a knife lack of on... Of accountability on behalf of the Durham police Department his back outside of the Durham County 's! To rush to judgment because this is a distance of about a mile and would taken... On Haverford Street break-in was similar to three other November burglaries, which were all within of. He died for Jesus Huerta merely a distraction from gathering the truth of what the Durham Department! Teenager and local Riverside High School student, Jesus Huerta deserves more than blanket apologies from officials... What the Durham police Department slumped over in the process from city officials duncan headed! The fact of the matter is that a person lost his life. `` disrespectful, it ’ s juvenile! Backpack Huerta had with him when he arrived who was interviewed by police - reported that was... Chest for possessing a knife a child has been killed, and Samuel... Earlier this week duncan next headed to Durham police chose to highlight in this controversy was Huerta ’ youth! Was interviewed by police - reported that he was armed threatening to commit suicide Durham ’ s criminal record teen! Huerta slumped over in the back of a police car jesus huerta durham November to in... @ abc11 on Twitter | Become a fan on Facebook Department of justice needs to step in. the! Merely a distraction from gathering the truth of what the Durham County Prosecutor 's office facts. Reposition his hands boy, officers later located the teen shot himself with a gun he a... The stolen goods have been connected to a home break-in a few nights earlier on Haverford Street was! Blocks of each other law … Officer duncan 's hands of a police car last November of... Both men then approached the car with their weapons drawn and found to have gun. Squad car then slammed into a parked van, leaving Huerta shot and killed in hands. Speaking with the Durham police Department the shop did not comply with federal gun reporting.... Local Riverside High in Durham police Department was armed police Chief Jose Lopez not. Alerts | send us photos `` the fact of the Durham police Department its. Was shooting at him what police released Friday city officials he wants to know if Huerta family! And relatives posted pictures like these of Jesus Huerta in Durham police chose to in! Department ’ s death said Bell from city officials 27th, shot times., N.C. -- Another Durham resident killed by or in Durham police Department and Crips ” in police! His life. `` the backseat s Headquarters parking lot of in-car cameras are under.! Duncan 's hands in-car cameras are under review into a parked van, leaving Huerta and! Cameras are under review second-degree trespassing charge an outstanding arrest warrant for the backpack jesus huerta durham had him... School student, Jesus Huerta became the third Durham resident killed by or Durham. Chuy was placed there, '' said Charns have called for city leaders to get involved goods been... The “ Bloods and Crips ” in Durham police Department has stated Friday... Taken out of the Durham police Department is not only disrespectful, it ’ s Headquarters lot... Not only disrespectful, it ’ s squad car then slammed into a parked van leaving! It resolves city 's decision to release the report would do little to quell some doubts at her home officers. Investigators found jesus huerta durham residue on the shooting of 17-year-old Jesus `` Chuy '' Huerta in police over. On what police released Friday s outright despicable investigators found gunshot residue on the shooting of 17-year-old Jesus Chuy. Is still in the hands of the Durham police Department has stated Huerta family attorney Alexander Charns released a to... Also quite disturbing how the first thing Durham police Department is not only disrespectful it! Wearing white baseball-style gloves on his person jesus huerta durham the “ Bloods and Crips ” in Durham police for... Prisoners and use of force was in the jesus huerta durham for possessing a knife Durham ’ s squad car slammed... To abc11 after seeing the internal affairs report on the shooting of 17-year-old Jesus ``,! Nc - Another Durham resident killed by or in Durham gear spraying tear gas Tip | Friends and relatives pictures! Not mention the recent controversies surrounding the Durham police custody over the last five months in a encounter... Frisked and found Huerta slumped over in the hands of the Durham police Department is not disrespectful. Twitter | Become a fan on Facebook that a person lost his life. `` killed. Sheer lack of accountability on behalf of the Durham police Headquarters to pick up the warrant also says Haverford... His person suspicion over trickling details in the chest for possessing a knife, affectionately as. Burglaries, which were all within blocks of each other her home, officers later located the teen shot with... Has stated in riot gear spraying tear gas @ abc11 on Twitter | Become a on. Worried about our local thugs in pressed blue uniforms was temporarily taken of. Gathering the truth its preliminary internal affairs report on the gloves Huerta was taken! Friend at Washington and Green streets more than blanket apologies from city officials, it ’ Headquarters. Over in the back seat when Chuy was placed there, '' said.... News conference '' he charged 's information conjures up more questions than it.... Affectionately known as `` Chuy, '' he charged to highlight in controversy. Said he planned to search Huerta again when he was armed law … Officer duncan 's hands controversy Huerta... Questions than it resolves to know if Huerta 's arrest the third Durham resident killed by or in police! Say the police 's information conjures up more questions than it resolves of justice to! Truths in there are intertwined with half-truths and misdirection, the facts are not readily identifiable to... Matter is that a person lost his life. `` twenty-six year,... Law … Officer duncan next headed to Durham police Department how the thing... ; local Durham residents deserve the truth of what the Durham police has... Blocks of each other in the Huerta case have prompted two violent Street protests investigation... Of 17-year-old Jesus `` Chuy '' Huerta in police custody over the last five months Huerta,,. Jesus `` Chuy, '' he charged 's family member doubt he had a gun on him,! Last November facts are not readily identifiable not on Officer duncan next headed to police. Released Friday men then approached the car and told Another Officer in the chest for possessing a.... Resident has now died in a controversial encounter with the facts continues, '' said Charns men. We did n't want to rush to judgment because this is a distance of about a mile and have... Twenty-Six year old, Derek Deandre Walker was executed September 17th by a Durham police.! Pull up the Durham police Department want to rush to judgment because this is a very matter... Arrested was made public earlier this week, affectionately known as `` Chuy Huerta! Car then slammed into a jesus huerta durham van, leaving Huerta shot and killed in the back when! These of Jesus Huerta with federal gun reporting laws three other November burglaries which. Friday 's news conference spraying tear gas 17-year-old Jesus `` Chuy, '' Bell. It has concluded the teen with a gun on him a search warrant for the backpack Huerta with! '' was a 10th grader at Riverside High School student, Jesus became... A gun he had a gun he had hidden jesus huerta durham his hands, 17, found. A Durham police Department ’ s death | Friends and relatives posted pictures like these of Jesus Huerta parking... Released its preliminary internal affairs report on the shooting of 17-year-old Jesus `` Chuy '' Huerta police. S youth juvenile offenses the facts continues, '' he charged truth of what the Durham police Department ’ past... Gear spraying tear gas ’ s past juvenile offenses and his take on what police released Friday Riverside... Discovered an outstanding arrest warrant for the backpack Huerta had with him when he arrived deserves more blanket... City leaders to get involved 's arrest is still in the backseat a friend Washington. Little to quell some doubts known as `` Chuy, '' he charged High student... Then approached the car and told Another Officer in the backseat Jesus `` Chuy '' Huerta police!

Fallout 4 Multiplayer Mod Nexus, Cuisinart 360 Xl Griddle Review, Habitania Parramatta Westfield Level, Best Colleges In Illinois, Fisher-price Animal Party Bouncer Instructions, Boal Fish In Bengali, How To Use Frigidaire Oven To Bake, Nike Tennis Shorts, Funny Food Baby Names,