Mom's lawsuit against LAPD dismissed; they had shot father holding infant daughter hostage, killing them both (Los Angeles, California)

Back in 2005, father JOSE RAUL PENA got loaded on cocaine, grabbed a gun, and held his 19-month-old daughter hostage. The little girl and the father were both shot and killed during the shootout between the father and LAPD. Mom filed a wrongful death suit against the police, but has had the lawsuit dismissed.

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Suit dismissed over girl's death in SWAT shooting
(AP) – 31 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman whose baby daughter was killed during a shootout between the girl's father and a police SWAT team in Los Angeles.

Judge Rolf M. Treu ruled Monday there was not enough evidence to show the officers acted unreasonably during the July 2005 standoff in which 19-month-old Suzie Pena was shot in the head and died in her father's arms.

Jose Raul Pena was armed and high on cocaine when he held her hostage at his used-car dealership in Watts.

Both died after SWAT members stormed the office.

Suzie's mother, Lorena Lopez, filed the lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department alleging wrongful death and negligence.

The case was scheduled to go to the Superior Court jury this week after officers and police experts completed their testimony.