Crime & Safety
Anaheim Family Plans To Sue After Son Shot, Killed By Officer
When officers attempted to detain 19-year-old Alberto Arzola, police said, a struggle ensued and an officer fatally shot him.
December 31, 2025
The family of a 19-year-old man shot and killed by Anaheim police earlier this month announced on Tuesday that they plan on filing a lawsuit against the department.
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Alberto Arzola was at his home on the 800 block of Philadelphia Street around 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 when he and several others were encountered by officers with the Anaheim Police Department performing "gang-suppression patrols," the department said.
When officers attempted to detain Arzola, police said, a struggle ensued and an officer fatally shot him. Officers recovered an "assault-style firearm" from the scene.
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