A rally was held in Echo Park on Saturday to remember a woman who was killed in the crossfire between police officers and a gunman during a standoff at a Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake.
July 22 marks the five-year anniversary since Mely Corado, the 27-year-old Trader Joe’s manager, was shot and killed in a 2018 shootout between two Los Angeles police officers and 28-year-old Gene Atkins, the gunman who had barricaded inside the grocery store.
Mely’s family held the rally to remember the woman while calling for the LAPD to take responsibility for her death and implement changes to the way law enforcement tackles similar incidents.
KTLA’s Rachel Menitoff reports on July 22, 2023.
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