S.F. Police Watchdog Might Soon Investigate All Officer-Involved Shootings

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Joyce Hicks (left), the executive director of the San Francisco Office of Citizen Complaints, at a Police Commission meeting. Photo by Holly McDede/KALW

By Holly McDede, KALW/Crosscurrents

Last month, Jessica Williams, a 29-year-old black woman, was shot and killed by a single bullet fired by a police sergeant in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood. Williams’ death reportedly marked the 21st fatal officer-involved shooting under former S.F. Police Chief Greg Suhr’s watch.

Just hours later, Mayor Ed Lee called for Suhr’s resignation. Suhr stepped down, and Lee pledged to bring more accountability to San Francisco’s Police Department through a series of reform measures already in motion.

Read the complete story at KALW/Crosscurrents.

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