Last night we told you that 24 year old Jamal Elijio, one of the men who was shot last week Thursday on Santa Barbara street, had died on Sunday afternoon.
Today we heard from his mother. She lives in New York City and is heartbroken both at his death and at her inability to attend his funeral due to immigration issues. But she told us that the family feels that the KHMH was negligent with Jamal's care, and that their decision to schedule what she believes should have been an emergency surgery cost her son his life. Here's more via telephone:
The public relations officer at the KHMH told us that they were not aware of the claim and that they intend to look into it to see if there is indeed any merit to accusations of negligence. Additionally they will encourage Ms. Richards to come in and make an official complaint.
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