The Commissioner of the Bureau of Police, Antonio López Figueroa, on Thursday called as a lack of respect the journalistic report about the use of hollow bullets (defense bullets), which were used in the incident where a 16-year-old minor lost his life. completed by agents.
“The report that came out today is disrespectful to the Puerto Rico Police Department when you compare it to an individual who shot up a school in the United States. We’re not killers, we’re cops. We are here to protect life and property,” López Figueroa said at a press conference.
“And I have told my police officers: ‘We will intervene with sensitivity, respect and empathy. The person you serve, who you think is a relative of yours. The only one who can speak about any situation that arises is the police and the citizen who intervenes,” he added.
According to the colonel, this ammunition is authorized by the federal government and its use is legal.
“I ask: the individuals who kill innocent people every day, who kill people involved in drug trafficking, what kind of ammunition do they use?”, he emphasized.
The so-called hollow bullet produces a greater lethal effect on the body that receives the blow. In the case of Javier Cordero Morales, 16, who was killed by police on August 1 after allegedly stealing a motor vehicle, he was shot at least 12 times in the body with that shell after allegedly trying to run. . on the agents who interfered with him.
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Regarding the proposal to conduct administrative investigations when an excessive force event occurs, López Figueroa stated that he will obey the law that is adopted.
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