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Family and students urge stronger accountability after medical examiner rules Diego Rios death a homicide
Summary
Family members, students and residents told the Claremont City Council the recently adopted Tri‑City MOU on mental‑health response does not prevent police escalation and urged firings and clearer thresholds after the Los Angeles County medical examiner ruled Diego Rios’s death a homicide.
Family members and dozens of residents pressed the Claremont City Council to go further than a recently adopted memorandum of understanding on mental‑health response, saying the agreement does not prevent officers from using force during crises.
“Mister Rios” — who told the council his brother Diego died during a police response in November — said the MOU describes how calls should be handled but leaves clinicians dependent on police decisions about scene safety. “This isn’t clinician led. This is…
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