In the shadow of the federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas, a long fight for justice reached a turning point. After two weeks of testimony, nine jurors — all women — returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the family of Jorge Antonio “Tony” Gomez, the 25-year-old fatally shot by Las Vegas police on June… Continue reading Gomez Victory Over LVMPD
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Five Years of Reliving Trauma
On June 1, 2020, Jorge A. Gomez, Jr., a peaceful protester, was fatally shot by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers during a demonstration. What followed has been a tense, painstaking legal battle, a struggle to make sense of the conflicting accounts, and a fight for accountability in the shadow of systemic failures. Jorge’s family,… Continue reading Five Years of Reliving Trauma
Federal Proceeding Ahead
In a case that has captured the attention of a community desperate for accountability, lead attorney Lee Meritt and co-counsel Canon Lambert have outlined their mounting frustrations over the delayed indictment of Officer Alexander Bookman for the murder of Brandon Durham. The family’s legal representatives describe a process fraught with bureaucratic sluggishness and what they… Continue reading Federal Proceeding Ahead
