Miracle and tragedy: Man loses quarter of skull because of police shooting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Yovanna DeLeon hold a flyer with the details of her brother Walter's shooting last June on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 in Covina, Calif. Walter DeLeon, who lost a quarter of his skull after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer, has filed notice that he plans to sue the city and police department. He was unarmed at the time of the shooting. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Walter DeLeon, left, discusses the details of his shooting last June as his mother Elisa cries on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Covina, Calif. DeLeon, who lost a quarter of his skull after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer, has filed notice that he plans to sue the city and police department. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Walter DeLeon poses with a copy of his driver's license photo on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Covina, Calif. DeLeon lost a quarter of his skull, almost all his eyesight, the ability to walk, and has trouble speaking after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer as he walked unarmed to a local park on June 19. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Walter DeLeon puts on a hat before discussing details of his shooting last June on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Covina, Calif. DeLeon, who lost a quarter of his skull after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer has filed notice that he plans to sue the city and police department. He was unarmed at the time of the shooting. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Walter DeLeon, left, kisses the hand of his mother Elisa, while discussing the details of his shooting last June on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 in Covina, Calif. DeLeon, who lost a quarter of his skull after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer has filed notice that he plans to sue the city and police department. He was unarmed at the time of the shooting. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Walter DeLeon poses for a picture on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Covina, Calif. DeLeon lost a quarter of his skull, almost all his eyesight, the ability to walk, and has trouble speaking after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Walter DeLeon, right, is helped out of bed by his sister Yovanna on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Covina, Calif. DeLeon, who lost a quarter of his skull after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer, has filed notice that he plans to sue the city and police department. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Walter DeLeon, right, lays in bed as his sister Yovanna watches him Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Covina, Calif. Attorneys for Walter DeLeon, 49, filed a notice of claim in Los Angeles Superior Court. The notice, the precursor to a lawsuit, accuses Los Angeles police Officer Cairo Palacios of shooting an unarmed DeLeon without warning on June 19 as he was on his regular evening walk to a popular local park. DeLeon lost a quarter of his skull, almost all his eyesight, the ability to walk, and has trouble speaking as a result of the shooting. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Yovanna DeLeon hold a flyer with the details of her brother Walter's shooting last June on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 in Covina, Calif. Walter DeLeon, who lost a quarter of his skull after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer, has filed notice that he plans to sue the city and police department. He was unarmed at the time of the shooting. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Walter DeLeon, left, discusses the details of his shooting last June as his mother Elisa cries on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, in Covina, Calif. DeLeon, who lost a quarter of his skull after being shot by a Los Angeles police officer, has filed notice that he plans to sue the city and police department. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)