Murdered by the system LUIS CONGORA PAT

By Momii Palaz

Shouting, “ I’m an immigrant, a fucking working class woman. We need to unite brothers and sisters for the life of our children. Keep on fighting. LUIS CONGORA PAT, PRESENTE, LUIS GONGORA PAT, PRESENTE”, said Frisco 5 warrior Maria Christina, who spoke at the 10 year anniversary of Luis Demetrio Congora Pat ’s death. 

On April 7, 2016, Luis Demetrio Congora Pat was gunned down 58 times by SF policeman Mike Malone. Luis was unhoused on Shotwell Street in the Mission district. Ten years later, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Luis’ family and friends gathered at the site where he lived on the sidewalk and where police took his life. POOR Magazine with the Decolonize Academy school, brought dansa and prayers for Luis’ family and friends at the 10 year ceremony in his honor. 

Ceremony from POOR MAGAZINE continued with the film showing of “Crushing Wheelchairs” at The Artist Television Access. Luis, along with other presently and previously unhoused brothers and sisters battled to survive homelessness, constant displacement, war and poverty.  

No charges were ever filed on the SF police. The murder reflects the attitude, policies and layers of laws that consciously detour decisions to favor the government from any responsibility. The responsibility of this particular policeman especially is suspect. He was fired or quit and went to the Antioch police department in the East Bay and still works there. 

Maria continued saying “Finally we will be able to  unite and get together and change the system that is not going to take care of us. This is our job. The memory of Luis or Jesus, whoever of those brothers and sisters that have been murdered has to be in our mind to keep the fight going on. But it's not just Trump, it's not just the police, it's not just ICE, but it's the whole god damned system.”

LUIS was murdered by the capitalist system of hate, entitlement and privilege. “By the police, and murdered by the assistant. The Black and Brown sisters have been murdered by the policía. Today we have a war going on.  And this country is being defeated,” said Maria.  

 Here it is on stolen land ground zero where SF is pushing out long time residents, poor and of color, pushing them with buyouts and forced evictions, pushing them out with laws designed to benefit the privileged and entitled class and leave nothing for those struggling to make ends meet. Thank you Maria Christina from the Frisco 5, who heard about Luis and has been fighting for justice since his death.