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The family of a mentally ill woman filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against San Mateo County Sheriffs Office Tuesday after a deputy shot and killed the 18-year-old last June. The suit alleges that the deputy violated Fourth Amendment limits on police authority. <\/p>\n
In late August, San Mateo County Yanira Serrano-Garcia's mother broke down as she announced the suit. <\/p>\n
With her attorney acting as translator Carmen Serrano-Garcia said, They not only killed Yanira they killed the entire family and the goal is to prevent any other family from suffering this kind of pain.\" <\/p>\n
Serrano-Garcia battled mental illness and on June 3rd her brother, Tony Serrano, called 911 because she refused to take her medication and was fighting with their parents. <\/p>\n
In addition to filing suit the family released 911 recordings from the incident. Tony Serrano asked for medical help. <\/p>\n
\"This is not really an emergency. I'm calling because my sister she has the schizophrenia, he can be heard saying in the 911 recording. <\/p>\n
According to the familys attorney Yanira was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 15 years old. <\/p>\n
\"The Sheriff's Department was aware of that, they had visited her on three prior occasions without incident, said Arnoldo Casillas, family attorney. <\/p>\n
In the time it took Deputy Menh Trieu to reach the San Mateo County home, the family says Yanira had taken her medicine and was in the house. <\/p>\n
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