Federal suit to be filed in case of Black man killed by Danville police
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Tyrell Wilson, 32, is pictured in this undated photograph that was provided to the Law offices of John Burris. Tyrell Wilson, who police said was armed with a knife when he was shot, died at a hospital this week. Wilson was shot by officer Andrew Hall Thursday after Hall responded to calls by several motorists who reported someone throwing rocks off the Sycamore Valley Road overpass onto Highway 680./ Courtesy of Burris Law
By Keith Burbank
DANVILLE (BCN)
A federal civil rights lawsuit is set to be filed Tuesday against the city of Danville over the police shooting death of a Black man, the office of attorney John Burris said Monday night.
Family attorney says eyewitness disputes officer s account of events before Tyrell Wilson s death
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Dozens of residents came out on Sunday to protest the death of Tyrell Wilson, a man who died after being shot by a police officer in Danville. (Photo by Ryan J. Degan)
Dozens of protesters marched through Danville on Sunday. (Photo by Ryan J. Degan)
From left: Marvin Wilson (Tyrell Wilson s father) and the family s attorney, John Burris. (Photo by Ryan J. Degan)
The route took the group through a section of downtown to the police station. (Photo by Ryan J. Degan)
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Richmond Police union boss aims to unseat sheriff in Contra Costa County
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Richmond Police Officers Association President Benjamin Therriault is running for Contra Costa County sheriff.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
A police union boss in Richmond has made his bid to unseat the longtime sheriff of Contra Costa County, days after a high-profile shooting by a sheriff’s employee in Danville.
Benjamin Therriault, 38, is no outsider California law requires that sheriff candidates have law enforcement certification. He has done police work for years, having served in the U.S. Air Force Security Forces before joining the Richmond Police Department in 2009.
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An investigation into Thursday s shooting in Danville is ongoing. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
DANVILLE, CA The Danville police officer involved in last week s shooting was the same man who pulled the trigger in a fatal 2018 shooting for which he was cleared but that was nevertheless questioned by some police use-of-force experts.
Officer Andrew Hall was placed on paid leave per department policy after he shot a man who pulled a knife on him on Thursday, according to the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff.
Hall responded to reports that Tyrell Wilson, a 32-year-old homeless man, was throwing rocks off the Sycamore Valley Road overpass, according to the sheriff s department. The sheriff s office alleged that Wilson pulled a folding knife and approached Hall, who fired once and struck him. Wilson was in the hospital in critical condition as of this weekend.