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Stories related to: Police shootings

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State Government

From Net Neutrality To #MeToo, Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bills Into Law For Final Time

September 30, 2018 | Ben Adler

Brown saved some sweeping pieces of legislation until the end, including a net neutrality bill that immediately drew a lawsuit from the Trump administration, and a flurry of measures spurred by the Me Too movement.

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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

What Can Research Tell Us About Fatal Police Encounters?

April 18, 2018

A UC Davis sociologist explains the role research plays in understanding why some police and civilian encounters end fatally when others do not.

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State Government

California Lawmakers Look To Restrict Police Use Of Force After Sacramento Shooting

April 3, 2018 | Ben Bradford

The latest police shooting of an unarmed black man — the death of Stephon Clark in Sacramento — has spurred the proposal of a new California law. It would change the almost 150-year-old definition of when an officer can apply deadly force.

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Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Attempted Shooting Of Police In Stockton

July 14, 2017 | Rich Ibarra

Another attempted shooting of Stockton police last night…the second in less than 3 weeks. As before, it occurred during a routine traffic stop.

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Officers Shoot, Kill Man Who Took Woman Hostage

February 3, 2017

Update 5:10 p.m.: An investigation is underway into an overnight deputy-involved deadly shooting in the Lake Tahoe region.

Grand Juries Can Probe Police Shootings

January 11, 2017

(AP) - A California appeals court tossed out a law that banned grand juries from determining whether police officers involved in fatal shootings should face criminal charges.

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Sacramento City Council Approves Changes To Police Department Oversight

November 29, 2016 | Bob Moffitt

UPDATE 4:45 a.m.: The Sacramento City Council has approved a proposal to change how the city oversees its police department.

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1 Police Officer Killed, 3 Officers Injured In Separate Shootings Sunday

November 21, 2016

In apparent ambushes, an officer in San Antonio has been killed and one in St. Louis has been injured. Meanwhile, officers in Sanibel, Fla., and Gladstone, Mo., were also shot Sunday.

Minn. Police Officer Who Killed Philando Castile Is Charged With Manslaughter

November 16, 2016

The Ramsey County Attorney said the use of deadly force by Ofc. Jeronimo Yanez was not justified.

City of Sacramento

Sacramento Official: Shootings Warrant Change

October 3, 2016

(AP) - The city of Sacramento's top safety official will recommend changes to police training after two officers fatally shot a mentally ill black man this summer.

 

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