Family of man killed by Manhattan Beach police sues city
Ferreol Cardenas, Jr. (left) in a photo posted by a relative, Omar Ferreol Cardenas (center), on Facebook three days after Cardenas, Jr.’s death. “This is my Brother Ferreol Cardenas, Well everyone calls him Chato…Unfortunately he passed away yesterday…I guess only God knows why…He will be missed dearly from our family…Rest in peace Bro…” wrote Cardenas. It isn’t clear what Ferreol Cardenas, Jr. was doing on Rosecrans Avenue a little before 9 p.m. on a Thursday in 2014. Cardenas, Jr., 32, didn’t live or work in the South Bay. In fact, he didn’t have a job; a drive-by shooting had left him disabled, according to his family’s attorney. But the fact that he died of injuries inflicted by two Manhattan Beach police officers on the night of April 10, 2014 isn’t disputed. The Los Angeles County coroner labeled his death a homicide due to head trauma. His family is suing the city of Manhattan Beach and the two officers in federal court, alleging wrongful death and police negligence, among other things. In its response to the complaint, the city has said that the force used was reasonable and that Cardenas, Jr.’s death was caused by his “wrongful acts and conduct and the willful resistance…
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