PHOENIX — Editor's note: The above video is from a September 2020 newscast.
The mother of a man fatally shot last September by Mesa police has filed a $15 million claim against the city.
Ana Sandoval, the mother of 21-year-old Angel Benitez, alleged that officers killed her unarmed son without reason and failed to provide him medical assistance after he was fatally wounded.
A Mesa Police Department spokeswoman said the department could not comment on the claim because it involves potential litigation.
Police previously said Benitez was in a parked stolen car when he was shot by officers who perceived a threat as he dropped his hands out of view.