Lompoc police say officer-involved shooting investigation won t go to state AG
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The Lompoc Police Department released a response Tuesday to a report calling for state prosecutors to investigate a recent officer-involved shooting.
In a story in the Santa Maria Times, the attorney for the family of Krys Ruiz, who was shot and killed by police last month, called for the California Attorney General to investigate the shooting.
However, Lompoc police say the case would only qualify for a state investigation if Ruiz had been unarmed. A new law that went into effect this year calls for a state prosecutor to investigate all officer-involved shootings involving unarmed civilians.
Activists call for justice in death of man killed by deputy last week
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Marcelo Garcia, 46 (KPRC 2)
HOUSTON – A group of activists will speak in Houston on Monday to call for justice in the death of a man killed by a Harris County deputy last week.
FIEL held a news conference Monday where leaders of the organization, the Garcia family attorney and his family members asked for justice and answers in Garcia’s killing.
Garcia’s sister said the family is asking for the bodycam footage in order to get an accurate picture of what happened at the time of his death. The family is also asking for Garcia’s body, so he can be put to rest.
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Hobbs, NM- On Thursday, April 15, 2021 the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was called to investigate an Officer Involved Shooting near 537 East Navajo Drive in Hobbs, New Mexico. The NMSP officer was uninjured, and the suspect fled on foot.
Agents learned at approximately 8:20 p.m., a New Mexico State Police officer initiated a traffic stop on a silver Chrysler four-door passenger vehicle on East Navajo Drive in Hobbs. During the traffic stop, a male passenger fled on foot. The officer gave chase. At some point during the foot pursuit, the male suspect brandished a firearm and fired at the officer. The officer fired at least one round from his department issued sidearm towards the male suspect.
Attorney of man killed in police involved shooting said HPD is ânot telling the whole truthâ
Attorney of man killed in police involved shooting said HPD is not telling the whole truth By Jolanie Martinez | April 16, 2021 at 10:27 PM HST - Updated April 17 at 12:06 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - An attorney representing Lindani Myeni says heâs not blaming the officers for their actions he says the problems lie with the department itself.
HPD says itâs a cut and dry use of deadly force, but Myeniâs attorney, Luke Korkowski said theyâre not telling the whole story.
âDonât make him out to be a villain and donât make the officers out to be villains either,â said Lindani. âBecause my suspicion here is that the officers were poorly trained, that the fault here lies at the feet of HPD.â
HCSO says deputy fatally shoots man suffering from mental health crisis after refusing to drop knife
Man’s family says he did not have a knife
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HOUSTON – The family of 46-year-old Marcelo Garcia is grieving his death.
Garcia’s family said he was having a mental health crisis at about 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at his home in northeast Harris County on Wednesday.
Garcia’s wife, Luciana, said she called the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and requested their mental health unit but, according to HCSO, they were on another call.
A deputy arrived at the scene and, according to the Sheriff’s Office, was met at the front door by Garcia who was holding a knife and walking towards him.