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 LOS ANGELES (AP) - A war of words is following a standoff and shootout with police that left a 19-month-old girl and her gun-wielding father dead. The man's brother on Tuesday called officers' actions "cruel" and the police chief hinted at Jose Pena's family troubles.
"It's been cruel what's happened to my brother," German Pena told reporters in South Los Angeles. Pena described his brother as ill and criticized officers — one of whom was shot by Pena — for abruptly storming an office in an effort to end Sunday's nearly three-hour standoff.
"They didn't have any patience, none at all, knowing that my niece was with him, that he was a father," Pena said. "They should have acted with more patience."
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