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AB 1506, which took effect July 1, 2021, requires the state Justice Department to investigate any shooting by an officer resulting in the death of an unarmed California civilian.
A CHP officer's fatal shooting of a driver after a car crash on a Los Angeles County street was in self-defense and prosecution of the officer isn't warranted, said a report issued Wednesday by the California attorney general's office.
A CHP officer's fatal shooting of a driver after a car crash on a Los Angeles County street was in self-defense and prosecution of the officer isn't warranted, said a report issued Wednesday by the California attorney general's office.
The family of Leonel Chavez, 24, plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit; the CHP has provided very few details about the incident.
Leonel Chavez's mother said the officer who fired the fatal bullet needs to pay for killing her son.