Public Defender Demands Decision In 2015 SFPD Fatal Shooting CasePublic Defender Jeff Adachi joined a rally on the steps of San Francisco’s Hall of Justice Thursday calling for a decision on whether to charge officers in the 2015 police shooting of a Guatemalan man in the city’s Mission District.
Police Transparency Bill Gathers Steam After California Officers Kill An Estimated 211 People Last YearA transparency bill is gathering steam after California police killed an estimated 211 people last year, including Mario Woods and Amilcar Perez Lopez in San Francisco.
Activist Groups Join Forces To Protest Fatal San Francisco Police ShootingsThree activist groups formed after three separate fatal shootings by San Francisco police joined forces Friday, more than a week after a federal civil jury cleared four officers charged with fatally shooting Alex Nieto in 2014.
Police Shooting Death Of Immigrant Suspect Prompts Federal Lawsuit Against San Francisco, Police ChiefFamily members of a Guatemalan immigrant shot and killed by police earlier this year are the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed against the city and county of San Francisco, as well as Police Chief Greg Suhr on Friday.
Religious Leaders Condemn Fatal SFPD Shooting of Man Witnesses Say Was Real Robbery VictimThe demands of justice for Amilcar Perez-Lopez, the 21-year-old Guatemalan man shot and killed by two San Francisco police officers last month continued outside City Hall on Wednesday.
Meeting Over Fatal SFPD Shooting In Mission District Turns Tense Amid Claims Of Excessive ForceDozens of Mission District residents gathered for the town hall meeting at Cesar Chavez Elementary School Monday evening, located just a block and a half away from the scene of the fatal officer-involved shooting on Thursday night.