Daughter of Army veteran killed in California front yard calls for justice [Video]

The daughter of a U.S. Army veteran who was killed in front of his California home while doing yard work called for changes to local criminal justice policies critics say have enabled criminals at the expense of victims. 

Mario Morales-Moreno, 51, was killed on April 4 at his Long Beach home when someone opened fire, hitting him and another victim, the Long Beach Police Department said. 

Morales-Moreno was struck in the upper body and died at the scene. Another man was hit in the leg but survived. On Thursday, Morales-Moreno’s daughter, Fernanda Sandoval, remembered her father as a man of service while calling for change. 

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“While we appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers, what we really need is policy and change,” she said as Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascónstood beside her. “Under our current policies, there are dangerous people that are being released into the public and …