‘Daughter, give us strength to fight’: family mourns teenager killed by LAPD

Reverend Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy at Valentina Orellana-Peralta's funeral, saying it was like the wild, wild west' with LAPD

The Rev Al Sharpton delivered a eulogy on Monday for Valentina Orellana-Peralta, the 14-year-old girl killed by a Los Angeles police officer, denouncing LAPD's longstanding abuses, as her family remembered a bright young girl who excelled in school and had big dreams for her life in the US.

There is nothing normal about shooting so recklessly that a young teenage girl looking to live the American dream, shopping with her dear mother ... for a Christmas dress, ends up being dressed for her funeral," Sharpton said in his eulogy, recounting his marches in LA and fight for justice 31 years ago when LAPD beat Rodney King. I led marches and joined in all kinds of efforts to call on the prosecution of those police, and calling on the Los Angeles police department to reform how they do policing ... Through those 31 years, we keep seeing LAPD get it wrong. Here we are again. How long will it take for you to get it right?"