fox29.com
07.10.2021 / 08:31
70%
465
Young mother shot by Long Beach school safety officer dies after being taken off life support
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Mona Rodriguez, who was shot in the head by a Long Beach school safety officer and declared brain dead, was taken off life support Tuesday night and her organs were donated to five people, the family's lawyer released in an email statement Wednesday morning.Mona Rodriguez Rodriguez donated her heart, lungs, liver and both kidneys during medical procedures performed at Long Beach Memorial Care Hospital on Tuesday.Doctors and nurses at the hospital gave Rodriguez a hero's celebration in the hallways as she was taken to the operating room while her favorite song, "Letter To My Son," by Skeezy played, the family's lawyer Luis Carrillo said in the email.Manuela Sahagun, mother of Mona Rodriguez, center, hugs family members