Family of muralist killed with stolen ICE officer’s gun files federal suit

By Chris Eger

Ramos was shot and killed on Sept. 29, 2015, while working on a mural project under the I580 overpass in Oakland. (Photo: Facebook)
The federal government was named this week in a lawsuit relating to the death of artist Antonio Ramos with a gun stolen from the car of a government agent.
The suit, filed by the family of Ramos, a 27-year-old artist killed with a Glock 26 9mm handgun issued to an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officer visiting the city, alleges the officer acted negligently by failing to secure the gun as left in plain view in a rental car parked in a high-crime area known for car break-ins.
The firearm was stolen along with a bag that contained two badges, a pair of handcuffs, three fully loaded magazines, and a baton after the car’s window was broken out on Sept. 13, 2015. Two weeks later, it was used by Marquise Holloway, a gang member and convicted felon, to shoot Ramos while he was painting an anti-violence mural on the I-580 freeway underpass.
“It was foreseeable that leaving a bag in plain sight in a rental vehicle parked on the street in a high auto theft and break-in neighborhood would result in

Source: Guns.com