Letter from Mervyn Dymally to William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, 1992
Title
Letter from Mervyn Dymally to William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, 1992
Subject
State Violence; Bill Barr, US Attorney General, Compton riots/uprisings
Description
In the letter to Attorney General of the Justice Department William P. Barr, Congressman Dymally writes about the murder two Samoan brothers from Compton, California. Pouvi (34) and Italia (22) Tualaulelei who were killed at the hands of LAPD officer Alfred Skiles. Skiles was said to have put 8 bullets in the back of Pouvi and 5 shots in the back of Italia and proceeded to finish them both off. After the incident, there was a massive outcry from the community and Dymally urges Attorney General Barr in this letter to finally bring justice to the unresolved case and to the Tualaulelei family.
Written by Daniel Andalon, History 3450, Fall 2020.
Written by Daniel Andalon, History 3450, Fall 2020.
Creator
Dymally, Mervyn M.
Source
Mervyn M. Dymally Papers, Special Collections & Archives, California State University, Los Angeles
Publisher
California State University, Los Angeles, Library. Special Collections & Archives
Date
1992-06-24
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Format
Document
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Dymally_001.01.jpg and Dymally_001.02.jpg
Files
Collection
Citation
Dymally, Mervyn M. , “Letter from Mervyn Dymally to William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, 1992,” California State University - Los Angeles, accessed December 22, 2024, https://calstatela-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/30.