Mothers Make Plea For Charges In Anaheim Shootings

Anaheim Mothers Make Plea For Their Dead Sons
Genevieve Huizar, third from left, the mother of Manuel Diaz, who was shot to death by Anaheim police, breaks down after pleading for a stop to the violence and says she doesn't want that to be her son's legacy after a news conference in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Far left is her daughter, Correna Chavez. Others are unidentified. Her news conference followed a fourth day of violent protests over Saturday's police shooting of Manuel Diaz and the Sunday death of another man. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Genevieve Huizar, third from left, the mother of Manuel Diaz, who was shot to death by Anaheim police, breaks down after pleading for a stop to the violence and says she doesn't want that to be her son's legacy after a news conference in Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Far left is her daughter, Correna Chavez. Others are unidentified. Her news conference followed a fourth day of violent protests over Saturday's police shooting of Manuel Diaz and the Sunday death of another man. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

SANTA ANA A pair of mothers led a small demonstration on Tuesday demanding a resolution to the Orange County District Attorney's Office's ongoing investigations into two separate police-involved shootings that led to the deaths of their sons last summer.

The women said they want District Attorney Tony Rackauckas to file charges against the Anaheim police officers who fatally shot 25-year-old Manuel Diaz on July 21 and Joel Acevedo, 21, a day later. The deaths sparked civil unrest that lasted four days in downtown Anaheim, resulting in several injuries and damaged buildings.

"Everyone already knows the D.A. will justify this shooting somehow," Donna Acevedo said as a dozen protesters waved signs in front of the courthouse in Santa Ana.

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