April 28: George Bubaris, a 30-year-old police officer, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a homeless Guatemalan immigrant. Bubaris faces one count of unlawful imprisonment and two counts of official misconduct. Rene Javier Perez, the 42-year-old victim, called 911 from a laundromat and spoke with Officer Bubaris. Perez was known as a troublemaker and has been arrested repeatedly for petty crimes. One hour after the 911 call, Perez was found unconscious on the side of a dirt road. He was taken to a hospital and died hours later. The medical examiner declared the cause of death to be homicide. Apparently, Perez’s internal abdominal injuries resulted in his death. Fernando Mateo, president of Hispanics across America, responded to the crime in New York Times by saying, “Murder is not deportation. You don’t murder someone to get rid of them. If you’re a police officer you should be protecting the community, not assaulting the community.”