After Police Shot Latino Man he Received No Medical Help. Died in Car

Oceanside police say Juan S. Sanchez, 19, tried to run over an officer  who was investigating a report of someone shooting a rifle last Wednesday. The officer fired in self defense killing Sanchez. Now residents, friends and family members are complaining that Sanchez did not receive immediate medical treatment. Shortly after the shooting, a neighbor began videotaping police as they moved around Sanchez's car. Portions of the videotape, shot through a screen door, show three officers standing outside the car with their guns drawn. Sanchez is presumably still in the vehicle, although it is difficult to see him on the tape, as is a rifle that was propped up against the passenger's seat. No one appears to come to Sanchez's aid in the early portion of the video, and no paramedics approach the car. Attorney Samuel Knudsen said yesterday that the neighbor, whom he described as a friend, was concerned enough about the officers' actions to shoot the videotape and make sure copies were provided to Sanchez's family and police. The neighbor taped the officers for more than an hour, eventually setting the camera on a window sill with its lens trained on the street. Heering said an officer was prepared to administer first aid, but it was obvious Sanchez had died. A paramedic confirmed that Sanchez could not be revived, Heering said. [more ] = Police acting as medical experts!