2nd Puerto Rican officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed man

2nd Puerto Rican officer charged in fatal shooting of unarmed man

ASSOCIATED PRESS

4:10 p.m. August 20, 2007

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ­ A Puerto Rican policewoman accused of watching a
fellow officer shoot an unarmed man to death was charged Monday with
first-degree murder as an accomplice.

Zulma Diaz de Leon was ordered to stand trial for allegedly failing to
intervene in the Aug. 11 killing of Miguel Caceres Cruz in the eastern
coastal town of Humacao, which was captured on video and broadcast on TV
news and the Internet.

The judge said he did not find enough evidence to issue an arrest warrant
for another officer present during the shooting. De Leon posted a $10,000
unsecured bond.

Already charged in the case is Javier Pagan Cruz, a 14-year police veteran
who faces one count of first-degree murder.

The video shows Caceres struggling with several officers before he is forced
to the ground and a gunshot goes off, the bullet striking Pagan's leg.
Seconds later, Pagan can been seen standing over the man and shooting him at
least three times ­ once in the head ­ while two other officers stand
nearby.

Pagan has been suspended until the police department concludes an
investigation, and the other two officers were forced to take a leave of
absence.

The FBI is also investigating.

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