Watch live as family of 14-year-old shot by LAPD hold press conference

Watch live as the family of a 14-year-old shot by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) hold a press conference.

Valentina Orellana-Peralta was shot by an LAPD officer who opened fire in a Los Angeles department store while pursuing a suspect on Thursday.

She was with her mother in a dressing room at a Burlington store in the San Fernando Valley’s North Hollywood neighbourhood, when an officer opened fire.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta confirmed the state Department of Justice was investigating the shooting.

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