Armando Garcia-Muro was 17 and from Palmdale, California when he was killed on June 22, 2017, during a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department response to a complaint about loud music at an apartment complex. Deputies encountered a pit bull that attacked one of the officers. Armando tried to restrain the dog; it broke free and charged the officers again. Deputies fired at the dog and a ricocheting bullet struck Armando in the chest, causing his death.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office ruled the shooting accidental and found no criminal liability for the deputies, Sergeant James Dillard and Deputy Victor Ekanem, concluding their actions were lawful. The family later filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging deputies delayed providing medical aid while discussing how to explain the shooting. Armando was remembered by family and community as loving, planning to enter the construction business, and fond of dogs.

Does anyone have information about Armando, his activities that night, or witnesses who were at the apartment complex?