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Five LAPD killings in nine days: teen's death caps brutal year of police shootings
洛杉矶警察局9天内5起杀戮事件：青少年死亡为这残酷的一年的警察枪击事件画上句号
The killing of Valentina Orellana-Peralta, a 14-year-old who died in her mother's arms after police shot her in a department store dressing room, has sparked outrage and renewed scrutiny of the Los Angeles police department. Yet her death was just one of five killings by LAPD in a nine-day period this month, marking a brutal end to a year that has seen repeated scandals inside one of America's largest police departments.
14岁的瓦伦蒂娜·奥雷利亚娜-佩拉尔塔在一家百货商店更衣室被警察开枪射杀后，死于母亲的怀中。这一事件引发了众怒，并引发了公众对洛杉矶警察局的新一轮审查。然而，这名女孩的死亡只是洛杉矶警察局本月9天内五起杀人案中的一起，其为美国最大的警察部门之一屡屡爆出丑闻的一年画上了一个残酷的句号。
This year, the LAPD killed more than double the number of civilians than in 2020. And while it’s unclear what’s driving the increase, activists argue that LAPD officers have been emboldened to use lethal force in careless and unwarranted ways after seeing their colleagues face little, if any, repercussions. During the past week and a half, LAPD shot six people, including Orellana-Peralta. Five of the people shot by LAPD around the Christmas holiday have died, and none were armed with guns, according to official accounts.
今年，洛杉矶警察局杀害的平民人数是2020年的两倍多。虽然目前还不清楚是什么导致了这一增长，但活动人士认为，洛杉矶警察局的警察在看到他们的同事几乎没有受到什么影响后，就大胆地以粗心和毫无根据的方式使用致命武力。在过去一周半的时间里，洛杉矶警方枪杀了6人，其中就包括14岁的奥雷利亚娜-佩拉尔塔。根据官方说法，圣诞节前后被洛杉矶警察局枪杀的人中有五人已经死亡，而这些人中没有人携带枪支。
The killings added to an already grim year for the LAPD's use of lethal force. In 2021, LAPD has shot 38 people, killing 18 of them, according to the LA Times. In 2020, the department shot 27 people, killing seven of them. Those figures were similar to 2019, when LAPD shot 26 people, killing twelve. “There's just a reckless disregard for human life,” said Christian Contreras, a local civil rights attorney representing the family of one of the civilians killed by the department this month.
对于洛杉矶警察局使用致命武力来说，这些杀戮事件让本已严峻的一年雪上加霜。据《洛杉矶时报》报道，2021年，洛杉矶警察局开枪射击38人，其中18人死亡。2020年，该部门开枪射击27人，其中7人死亡。这些数字与2019年类似，当时洛杉矶警方开枪26人，12人死亡。代表本月被洛杉矶警察局杀害的一名平民家属的当地民权律师克里斯蒂安·孔特雷拉斯说:“这是对人命的鲁莽漠视。”
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