‘She had big dreams’: parents of Valentina Orellana-Peralta, teen killed by LAPD, speak out

The 14-year-old came to LA from Chile with her mother six months ago, excelled in school and wanted to become an engineer

Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14, came to Los Angeles from her native Chile earlier this year. She dreamed of becoming an American citizen and an engineer, and looked forward to seeing LeBron James play basketball in person.

But her life was cut short two days before Christmas, when a Los Angeles police officer opened fire at a man inside a department store, and in the process fatally shot the young girl.