Valentina Orellana-Peralta was a 14-year-old teenager killed by a stray bullet fired by an LAPD officer inside a Burlington store in North Hollywood.
The incident happened on Thursday when Valentina Orellana-Peralta was inside the store with her mother and was hit by a police bullet that passed through a dressing room wall.
The tragic event has shaken the community, and the parents of Valentina are demanding full disclosure on the officer who fired the shot.
Who Is Valentina Orellana-Peralta? Wikipedia Details
Valentina Orellana-Peralta was 14 years old teenager born to mother, Soldead Peralta, and father, Juan Pablo Orellana Larenas.
Valentina had gone to the store with her mother and took her last breath in her mother’s arm after being shot by the trespassing bullet.
The deceased parents will hold a news conference outside LAPD headquarters with their attorneys Tuesday morning to express “the family’s demand for transparency” from the agency.
They also want to discuss the latest developments in the matter as they seek justice for Valentina.
Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14, came to the U.S. from Chile with her mother, Soledad Peralta, about six months ago to visit her older sister.
On Thursday, her life was cut short when an LAPD officer shot her inside a Burlington clothing store.https://t.co/9r1E5IPIfj pic.twitter.com/nE9scRXQ3E
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 28, 2021
The LAPD Officer Shooting Valentina Orellana-Peralta
The LAPD released the video after four days of the confrontation in which they say they got a 911 call of shots fired inside the store.
In the security video, it was seen that a suspect, 24-year-old Daniel Elena Lopez, had an extensive criminal record.
Daniel was inside the store swinging a bike lock at customers and repeatedly violently attacking multiple women.
At one point, Lopez dragged someone down an elevator and took off his pants. Later, he dragged a woman to the floor, violently beating her with the bike lock until she was covered in blood and badly hurt.
When the police arrived at the scene, they found the female victim on the ground. Lopez was several feet away from her when an officer fired three shots at him. He was later pronounced dead.
The LAPD says one of the officer’s bullets ricocheted off the floor and into a wall before striking and killing Valentina.
This expedited Critical Incident Community Briefing is from an Officer-Involved Shooting that occurred on December 23, 2021 in LAPD North Hollywood Division.https://t.co/6CN2iOupmg
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) December 28, 2021
Valentina Orellana-Peralta Go Fund Me Page
Valentina Orellana-Peralta Go Fund Me page shares the tragic story of the immigrant family who came for a better opportunity in the states.
People are pouring their condolences and financial aid to the victims’ families as much as possible.
The donations have reached over $25k and counting.
Valentina and her mother had moved to Los Angeles from Santiago, Chile, to reunite with Valentina’s older sister.
The family moved to the USA with the goal of a better life in California just months before her death.