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Other families of those who’ve been shot and killed by local law enforcement agencies have expressed their frustrations with the lack of information surrounding their loved ones’ deaths, and pushed for further transparency and accountability . “If something did not get done right, I just want him to get justice,” Maria told the Statesman. “So it doesn’t happen to nobody (else), because I just don’t feel that what happened was right.” When asked to describe her son, Maria’s voice brightened, and she called him “so silly.” She said he had “this cheesy smile” that everybody’s always going to remember. “He was always making people laugh,” she said. Especially since he’d been convicted of two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence in his 20s, and getting a third DUI would mean a felony. Rico’s mother said the family thinks he might have been past the legal limit and was worried about getting arrested for drunken driving, she said.
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