Rigoberto Arceo

Deadly force

Rigoberto Arceo was killed by a Sheriff deputy in the city of Cudahy, on May 11, 2013, Mothers Day. The engaged 34 year old young father was returning home from a party, celebrating Mother's Day, when a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy, L Mendoza, ordered Rigo to the ground. Rigo, allegedly with his hands raised in the air, was telling Deputy Mendoza that he did not have to do anything, when the deputy shot him once in the chest. Deputy Mendoza claimed that Rigo tried to grab his gun. However, independent witnesses who saw the shooting described Rigo as having his hands raised over his head when he was shot and that he was approximately 10 feet away from the deputy when the deputy shot and killed him.