Community remembers the veterans of veteran of Chula Vista Police – NBC 7 San Diego

The Barrio Logan VfW Post calls on Chula Vista's police to publish the video of a veteran who is shot.

Last month, the retired Chief Navy Corpsman Carlos Enriquez was killed during a discussion of officers who reacted to a call for a man with a weapon in his house.

Enriquez was honored in all reports for 24 years. Enriquez was a hero for many of his friends, including those who served with him. As a Corpsman, Enriquez spent his time in the navy and healed others both physically and emotionally.

This week Enriquez was honored in the Barrio Logan VfW Post 7420. Friends he later met and the sailors with whom he served as Ana Pena raised a glass.

“Carlos, we love you and we always loved you and we still do it. We will never forget you,” said Pena.

The Demons of Enriquez could not keep all the love and support in the room. Family and friends say that he suffered a post -traumatic stress disorder. When he was confronted by the Chula Vista police on this fateful Saturday, he was mentally unstable.

“Go through a situation and need help, but not to be able to call the authorities or 911 to help? Then they came to help us, but hurt us,” said retired Navy boss Alejandro Diaz.

The 56 -year -old man died after a patient situation with the police. Jeanette Quezada from NBC 7 reports.

The Chula Vista police responded to a complaint in Enriquez in Bonita. His family was outside. When Enriquez came out, the police said that he had two handguns – one in his waist and one in his pocket.

The police say that after several attempts to convince Enriquez, to release him, to release the weapons, including the use of a less fatal pocket shotgun, on the three responding officials. All three shot him.

The whole thing was recorded on the cameras of the officials worn with body and a floating police drone. The VfW now competes in their campaign to the Enriquez family to convince the Chula Vista police to publish these videos.

You have to legally publish the video in 45 days, but the family committed San Diego lawyer Gene Iredale to work for an earlier publication.

“You can legally delay it up to 45 days. There is no reason for this delay,” said IDALE.

Iredale has not filed a lawsuit in connection with the shootout, but sent a written request on behalf of the family to receive copies of the videos and says that he intends to publish it publicly.

“If you have nothing to hide, why are you hiding it?” Asked IREDALE.

Enriquez may be gone, but not forgotten more than solved the circumstances of his death.

“It hurts,” said Diaz. “It's like a family member who loses someone.”

“That's how I will remember Carlos. He never let go of you,” said Pena.

San Diego Police Murder detectives examine the shootout that is a protocol. As soon as the murder has completed its investigation, the results are handed over to the public prosecutor for a criminal review.