Vanessa Guarana, widow of slain US Marine José Guerena
A Mexican news report states that the SWAT team that put 60 bullets into the body of slain US Marine José Guerana had mistaken Guerana for a terrorist. This latest event in Pima County only adds more tension to the recent violence and anti-immigrant hate that has enveloped the city of Tucson. The following video, in Spanish, adds details about this tragic occurrence of Guerana, who as a native of Mexico.
Guerana’s widow, Vanessa, also appeared on Tucson’s Channel 9. Here is a transcript of that interview:
Guerena: “I was getting some clothes to change in because I was like waking up. So I opened a little bit like the blinds just a little bit, like in half. So he told me mommy could you turn on the TV so I did. Probably the volume was like a four or five. So he was like hugging me to say good morning, when I saw this guy like point me [makes gun gesture]. So I got scared, and I got like, ‘Please don’t shoot, I have a baby.’ So I got my baby and put my bag into the window. And I yell, ‘Jose, Jose, wake up!” … He woke up like scared, he barely had two hours’ sleep, he was coming from job. When he came out of the room, the only thing he told me, ‘Vanny, go into the closet.”
Guerena: “I wasn’t gonna go, but I did. … I wasn’t even closing the door, when I start listening to those, like, a lot of shots, a bunch of them. When that stops, I left my kid in there… I went out, and I saw lots of men at the window, a bunch of them. They were saying, ‘We’re the SWAT team.”
Guerena: “The last thing I thought I was gonna see was Jose on the floor with all this blood and stuff. And he was just saying, ‘Uh, uh.’ And I couldn’t help him. So I called the 911 to have the ambulance. And they told me they were on their way.”
Waldman: “At any point, did you hear them yell ‘police’ or ‘SWAT?'”
Guerena: “No.”
Waldman: “At any point, did you hear sirens outside?”
Guerena: “No.”
Guerena: “When I went out, five or ten minutes, I don’t know how long, until my kid went outside. When he saw this, when he saw all this police outside, the only thing he asked me, was, ‘Mom, my dad was a bad guy? They killed my dad?'”
Guerena: “By that moment, I was like, they’re gonna take care of him, they’re gonna take him to the hospital. And I was like calm at that point. But after two or three hours they told me, ‘I’m sorry, but your husband passed away.”
Waldman: “Were you able to talk to Jose at all? Was he responding in any way before you left?”
Guerena: “He never talked to me. The last words that he told me were, ‘Vanny, go into the closet. That’s it. If I wouldn’t listen to him, Oh, My God. I would have been killed too… They would have killed me too, and my kid.”
Waldman: “As far as you know, did Jose have anything to do with drugs?”
Guerena: “Oh, no, you can check, they can check, everything… They didn’t get anything at the house. They stole stuff, like my ring, his wallet, stuff like you can’t even imagine, personal stuff.”
Waldman: “What do you want to know?”
Guerena: “Why? Why? Why did they do this to him? Justice. I want justice. I was justice for my kid.”
You want a war, you’ve got one. You’re out of your mind. Your law enforcement agency’s policies, and this corrupt government’s patriot act, Department of Homeland Security non-sense, demonizing and criminalizing good, American Citizens, Military Veterans, Gun Owners, Constitution supporters as terrorists and extremists, you’re out of line! You’re the enemy. You’re the terrorists. May justice be done, and Pima County Sheriff and all SWAT Operators involved be fired and serve jail time.
Mr. President, Congress, Janet Nepolitano, get rid of the Patriot Act. You did this. You criminalized and demonized good, law abiding citizens, stripping away our freedoms, liberties, and justices.
This is the final line drawn in the sand. Resign from your position, power, and authority. We do NOT and will NOT support you. We do NOT and will NOT support your policies. You are evil, corrupt, anti-American, anti-Constitution, anti-God, and anti-Christ. Take your fascist, communist, socialist, marxist, islamic idealogies and leave the U.S. in peace. Should this crap continue, there will be war. You have been warned.
Those of you who took the Oath, you better honor it and keep it. Our Country and freedoms, liberties, and justices are gone. What our Military men and women fought, sacrificed, and died for will NEVER be in vain. This Nation will NEVER be a dictatorship. We will fight to the death, resisting to the last drop of Patriot blood that runs in our veins. Not all the communists in the world will be able to defeat U.S.
You have started the 2nd Revolution.
Amen
This atrocity cannot and must not go unanswered. All those responsible for this murder must be brought to justice. This SWAT team is incompetent and dangerous to the public and must face up to what they did. Jose Guerana put his life on the line twice for the US and was a hero. It is an outrage that his life ended this way. It is an outrage that he did not get immediate medical attention. I want to see those SWAT team members in handcuffs and behind bars immediately until they can face a trial by jury. A fund should also be started for Jose`s family for legal costs and to help them out.
Yes, we agree with you!