WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — In January 2014, Houston policeman Juventino Castro shot and killed 26-year-old after confronting him. Baker was riding his bike at the time through a strip mall on his way home, where Castro worked an extra job as a security guard at the time.
“The video recordings, the suit alleges, provide evidence that the officer who shot Jordan Baker, Juventino Castro, provided a false account of his encounter with Baker,” the release stated.
The excuse Castro used for shooting Baker, the release added, was that he placed his hand near Castro’s waistband before fleeing.
“Without a public accounting of incidents like the shooting of unarmed Jordan Baker, which can only happen once the video evidence has been made public, it is impossible for the community to be able to keep officers accountable and, therefore, remain confident in their own government,” Loevy & Loevy attorney David Owens said.
The Houston police declined to comment on Sputnik's inquiries into the case.
