Daly City releases names of officers involved in killing of Roger Allen
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Photographs of Roger Allen, who was fatally shot April 7 by Daly City police, are displayed at vigil April 15 at Mission High School in San Francisco.Sarahbeth Maney / Special to The Chronicle
Daly City officials on Thursday released the names of four officers involved in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Roger Allen this month.
Officer Rosa Brenes, Lt. Michael Brennan, Officer Nicholas McCarthy and Officer Cameron Newton were involved in the April 7 incident, which began after an officer stopped to assist Allen with a flat tire, officials said.
The case is under investigation by the San Mateo County District Attorney s Office, and an administrative investigation by an impartial outside investigator will also be conducted.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe on April 13 provided the first detailed account of the shooting of Allen. Wagstaffe also said that there is no video evidence of what took place and that Daly City police officers are not presently equipped with body cameras.
An officer saw three people two men in the front, including Allen in the front passenger seat, and a woman in the back seat in a parked truck with a damaged rear tire at about 2:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Niantic Avenue and stopped to talk to the driver, according to the district attorney s summary.
Who is Roger Allen? Black Man Shot Dead by Daly City Police Officer
On 4/16/21 at 12:25 PM EDT
Roger Cornelius Allen, a 44-year-old Black man who lived in San Francisco, was fatally shot by a police officer in Daly City, California during a routine check of an occupied parked vehicle on April 7.
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe revealed Tuesday that Allen was shot by a Daly City police officer after they saw what they believed was a firearm in his lap. The weapon turned out to be a BB gun.
Few details about the incident had been released by Daly City Police prior to the district attorney s account Tuesday.
Unidentified man shot and killed by Daly City police
By KTVU staff article
DALY CITY, Calif. - Daly City police shot and killed an unidentified man Wednesday afternoon, but offered few details about the shooting.
Officials said the shooting happened on the 700 block of Niantic Avenue near Westlake Ave. after an officer had contacted occupants of a vehicle at around 1:55 p.m. During the contact, an officer fired his weapon striking the man.
Police say officers rendered aid, and the man was taken to a local hospital where he died. The circumstances leading up to the shooting were not released.
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