![]() ![]() Crime scene tape and two evidence markers can also be seen. On the right side, you see a Chandler police officer pointing a gun down at Cano, who is on the ground. On the left side, you see a tribute to Anthony, showing the teen smiling. He said it kind of sat with him,” she said. “He chose Anthony just because of the story. The message of police taking lives with no repercussions is not fair, and we’re not going to keep quiet about it,” she added.Įva says the piece was created in Chandler by AJ Larson and took about three weeks to finish. “This mural represents not only his loss, but the story that he was not deserving of what happened. The family is now healing through art and sending out a direct message with it. ![]() It’s still not fair to me,” Anthony’s aunt told ABC15. While the county will not be filing charges, an internal investigation is ongoing with the Chandler Police Department for this violation. Officer Bebak-Miller’s dad was on a ride-along with him the night he shot Cano, and Officer Bebak-Miller failed to fill out the required ”Citizen Observer Waiver of Liability” paperwork. The weapon, at the time, was more than 10 yards away. When the second shot was fired, body camera video shows the teen was face down. When the teen was shot the first time in the back, he was tossing the gun. “He wasn’t the kid out committing crimes,” said Anthony’s aunt.īody camera footage shows Cano had a gun as he ran away, but it never shows him turn toward the officer chasing him. He hadn’t even finished high school,” Eva told ABC15, in tears.Ĭhandler police shot Cano on January 2, 2021, after police say the 17-year-old failed to stop when officer Chase Beback-Miller flagged him for riding a bicycle without a front headlight.Ĭano was taken to the hospital for his injuries after the shooting and he died three weeks later. She says Anthony was a light, always smiling. “You always think it’s going to get easier, but no…it doesn’t.” ![]() “He should be here,” said Eva Cano, Anthony’s aunt.Įva says she misses her beloved nephew, Anthony, every day. Though they say they take comfort in knowing, with this mural, more people will know his story and his legacy will live on. The Cano family says Anthony should still be here, smiling at loved ones in person. This comes months after the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, under County Attorney Rachel Mitchell's leadership, decided not to file charges against the officer. The mural located near Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard was unveiled formally Tuesday, more than one year after 17-year-old Anthony Cano was shot and killed by a Chandler police officer. CHANDLER, AZ - An Arizona family is healing through art and using a mural to spread their message to the community and police. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |