CARRILLO 1499 Huntington Drive, Suite 402 South Pasadena, CA 91030 Telephone (626) 799-9375 Facsimile (626) 799.9380 September 29, 2021 Via US, Mall & E-mail Me. Rob Bonta, E39 State of California Department of Justice Office ofthe Attomey General Division of Law Enforcement 5700 S, Eastern Avenue ‘Commerce, CA 90040 Rob.bontai@doj.ca gov ptember 27, 2021 : Long Beach, CA Dear Me. Bonta, This office has been retained to represent the family of Ms. Manuela Rodriguez, who was tragically shot on September 27, 2021 by a Long Beach Unified School District Resource Officer and she curently remains inthe intensive care unit of Long Beach Memorial Medieal Center, Various videos ofthe incident were captured by bystanders showing this School Resource Officer taking reckless action when he shot into a moving vehicle and gravely injured Ms. ‘Manuela Rodriguez. Ms, Manuela Rodriguez, who is 18 years old, was the passenger in a vehicle being driven by her boyftiend, Rafeul Haider Chowdhury, when she was unjustifialy sho. This Officer had no justification to use deadly force against Ms. Rodriguez because Ms. Rodriguez did ‘ot pose an imminent threat to the officer when she was shot by the officer The actions ofthis officer constitute a serious violation of State and Federal constitutional rights The unjustified use of deadly force by this officer also meet the threshold for criminal ‘charges against the officer for murder or for manslaughter if she dies Under AB-1506, we request that your office undertake an investigation into this matter as quickly as possible. Although Ms. Rodriguez has not passed away, the family was informed by the ‘hospital to make funeral arrangements. Ms. Rodriguez has a S-month old child who will be left “without a mother if the hospital disconneets the life support that she currently has.Page September 9.2021 We will be happy to provide your team of investigators this video evidence and ean arange a time to speak with Me. Chowdhury and his brother, who was also in the vehicle tthe time ofthe ‘unjustified shooting ‘Should you have questions or concems please feel fre to contact our office Very truly yours Luis A. Camillo ‘Attorney at Law