Google to remove Maps image of slain teen
Google says it will replace a Google Maps image after a California
father complained it shows the body of his teen-age son, who was shot to
death in 2009.
Jose Barrera, of Richmond, California, said he discovered the image, visible on Google Maps' satellite view feature, last week."When I see this image, it's still like that happened yesterday. "And that brings me back to a lot of memories."Kevin Barrera, 14, was
shot and killed in 2009. Police discovered his body near a railroad
track in Richmond on August 15 of that year, at an address that roughly
matches the one of the scene in question.
"Our hearts go out to the
family of this young boy ...," said Brian McClendon, vice president of
Google Maps, in a written statement sent Monday to CNN and other media
outlets. "Google has never accelerated the replacement of updated
satellite imagery from our maps before, but given the circumstances we
wanted to make an exception in this case."
McClendon said replacing
the image will take about eight days and that Google has spoken to the
Barrera family "to let them know we're working hard on the update."The image, which was
still accessible on Google Maps on Monday afternoon, shows a police cruiser and a small group of people standing near what appears to be a
prone human form near a set of train tracks.
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