OCDA Clears Tustin Police in Fatal Shooting of Troubled Military Vet

Edwin Fuentes, a former infantryman who served during the War in Afghanistan, survived when his Humvee came under fire while deployed. The 25-year-old Tustin resident, who suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after the war, returned to civilian life only to die in a police shooting during an hours-long standoff last May. After completing an investigation, the Orange County District Attorney’s (OCDA) office announced yesterday that the officer who opened fire wouldn’t be charged.

Read more on my latest OC Weekly Navel Gazing Blog post:

https://www.ocweekly.com/ocda-clears-tustin-police-in-fatal-shooting-of-troubled-military-vet/