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Fact 4: The location & trajectory of the gunshot wound are strongly inconsistent with a suicide. Together with the range, these findings should have prompted examination of alternative scenarios.
I didn’t get to see my son until the day before his funeral. I had been given so little information that I could not begin to imagine his condition or whether I would be allowed to see him. The mortician reassured me that he was still handsome and that I could. But nothing can ever prepare a mother for that moment. The realization that your child is in that casket cuts deep into the very soul of you. I felt a heavy numbness – a shield my soul must have created to help me tak
Sharlene Guerrero
Nov 134 min read
Fact 3: The medical examiner stated that my son's gunshot wound is from an intermediate firing range of 16 to 18 inches.
Even with this information, there was insufficient scientific rigor and investigative follow-through to determine if a self-inflicted...
Sharlene Guerrero
Sep 304 min read
Fact 2: The postmortem examination identified finding(s) inconsistent with a self-inflicted injury and warranted further investigation.
On July 6, 2023, the medical examiner indicated that 95% of nose injuries are homicides and expressed disagreement with GPD on the manner...
Sharlene Guerrero
Sep 165 min read
Fact 1: At the time of my son’s shooting, another person was in the apartment but didn’t call 911 – yet was not treated as a person of interest, contrary to standard death investigation protocols.
Since April 1, 2023, the Guam Police Department (GPD) has maintained the investigative assumption that my son’s death was a suicide, even...
Sharlene Guerrero
Aug 285 min read
Sharing the truth - one fact at a time.
Since losing my son, grief has become a part of me – woven into the fabric of who I am. But do not confuse my grief with blindness to the...
Sharlene Guerrero
Aug 252 min read
A Canceled Meeting Speaks Volumes
On May 13th, my sister and I attended Coffee with a Cop – an event where officers engage with residents to ‘build trust and improve...
Sharlene Guerrero
May 282 min read
Coffee with a Cop: Is That How I Get Answers About My Son's Death?
Chief of Police Stephen Ignacio's invitation to ' talk about anything and everything that people want to talk about that concerns them...
Sharlene Guerrero
May 102 min read
A Wall of Silence: Despite Multiple FOIA Requests, GPD Avoids Transparency
It is absolutely unacceptable that a grieving parent must invoke the Sunshine Reform Act of 1999 just to seek answers – made even more...
Sharlene Guerrero
Apr 273 min read
These posts aim to bring awareness to how my son's death was handled and to advocate for his truth and for better investigative standards so other families do not experience the same failures.
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