Oxnard Police Designate Day Linked to Police Shooting

On Saturday night Oct. 13, 2012, Alfonso Limon Jr. was shot to death by Oxnard police, who mistook him for a suspect in a violent traffic stop.

A district attorney’s investigation found that the 21-year-old was shot 21 times by nine officers. They were not criminally charged, but the department paid the family $6.7. million in a settlement that promised other changes.

Oxnard Police Chief Jeri Williams and Mayor Tim Flynn announced Tuesday that Oct. 13 would be designated as a “day of community safety and anti-violence” in memory of Limon.

They also announced plans to buy body cameras for officers to wear.

The city will soon put a plaque up on Garfield Avenue in La Colonia where Limon was fatally shot, just around the corner from his home.

Limon’s sister Rebecca Limon said nothing the department can do will relieve the pain of losing a loved one.

Activists are calling for a civilian oversight committee, but Williams said the community and City Council already oversee her department.