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California Poised to Investigate Deadly Police Shootings of Unarmed People The California Department of Justice expects to investigate between 40 and 50 police shootings of unarmed people every year. Protesters rally in South Pasadena, California, over police violence on June 9, 2020. (Courthouse News photo/ Nathan Solis) (CN) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday the state is poised to investigate police shootings of unarmed residents as a state bill aimed at shedding light ...

More than 200 pedestals, portraits and lights showcase those who died after encounters with police or in hate crimes. The new law was authored by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), who said he was concerned that the state Department of Justice had denied requests from some community leaders to undertake independent investigations of several high-profile police shootings. The state DOJ has traditionally deferred to county prosecutors, who have handled such cases after investigations by th...