Parents: Amtrak uses ‘smear campaign’
By Sam Gross, Reno Gazette-Journal
The parents of 22-year-old Aaron Salazar, an Amtrak passenger found critically injured near train tracks over two weeks ago, called Amtrak Police’s investigation a “smear campaign” by a “for-profit company,” in a statement sent Wednesday morning to the Reno Gazette Journal.
The statement followed a Tuesday press conference held by Amtrak Chief of Police Neil Trugman where he told reporters that Salazar’s injuries appear to be the result of an attempted suicide.
It’s an assertion that Salazar’s family fiercely disputes.
