A 'shy girl' from Chile, shot by LAPD while shopping, died in her mother's arms

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Dec. 27, 2021

A 'shy girl' from Chile, shot by LAPD while shopping, died in her mother's arms

Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14, came to the U.S. from Chile with her mother about six months ago to visit her older sister. A few days before Christmas, she was trying on clothes at a Burlington store when LAPD officers opened fire on an assault suspect and fatally struck her.

"Valentina died in the arms of her mother, inside the dressing room," her aunt told The Times from Chile. "My sister does not understand how this tragedy could have happened just when they had managed to reunite the family."
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