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Officers responded to the 1000 block of Laura Ville Lane around 9 p.m. Wednesday after the homeowners adult son reported that his parents had been shot, according to police Chief Eddie Garcia.
A heavy police presence, including the department s Mobile Emergency Response Group and Equipment, or SWAT team, descended on the house.
Upon arrival, police saw that a man was dead near the front door, with at least one gunshot wound. They later learned the victim s wife was inside the house with the couple s 13-year-old son and the suspect.
Soon thereafter, the suspect released the teenager. He was physically unharmed, Garcia said.
BART independent police auditor shares progressive oversight practices
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Russell Bloom, independent police auditor at BART s Office of the Independent Police Auditor, is working on implementing equitable access through racial equity with efforts such as making sure it is clear when body cameras need to be activated on police officers.
Last Updated March 9, 2021
Growing up in a family involved in criminal defense law, Russell Bloom learned how important the role of the police is in the criminal justice system if police work is broken, it hurts the entire system.
Now as BART’s independent police auditor, Bloom oversees BART police, making sure the interactions between officers and community members do not harm the criminal justice system he learned about while growing up.
Report on BART reveals racial disparity in policing, agency commits to change
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BART’s Police Department is committing to six new measures for more equitable policing, including a new policy on drawing and deploying guns, after recommendations from an outside agency in a long-anticipated report published Jan. 8.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle 2020
BART’s Police Department is committing to six new measures for more equitable policing, including updating its gun use policy, following recommendations from an outside agency in a long-anticipated report published Friday.
The Center for Policing Equity, a research think tank, reviewed BART police data from 2012 to 2017. Its study revealed that BART police were more likely to stop Black people and use force against them. Nearly one in four use-of-force incidents involved police holding or pointing a gun, a majority of times at Black people.