Jurors will begin hearing evidence in a federal civil rights trial beginning Tuesday that will examine a 2012 incident in which Sanger police officers shot an unarmed California Marine veteran after he called 911 expressing a death wish. Police said they feared for their lives when they shot 46-year-old Charles “Charlie” Salinas, who had a history […]
Sanger Police Officers Shoot and Kill an Unarmed Suicidal Marine Corps Vet
On June 15, 2012 my brother Charlie Salinas was gunned down like a dog by officers of the Sanger Police Department and Fresno County Sheriffs Department. He was depressed, drunk, and suicidal. He made a 911 call saying he wanted to die. Sanger Police Department obliged him. They surrounded him, and opened fire shooting at […]
