OCC FILES CHARGES AGAINST OFFICERS IN CONNECTION WITH DEATH OF CAMMERIN BOYD
/The Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC)
announced that it filed disciplinary charges on Thursday with the San
Francisco Police Commission against four police officers in connection
with the shooting death of Cammerin Boyd. Boyd, 29, a resident of
Oakland, was fatally shot by San Francisco police on May 5, 2004 in the
city's Western Addition. The shooting took place after a chase by
police who suspected Boyd of threatening to kidnap a woman at gunpoint.
Police officials said Boyd had fired at the pursuing officers and
appeared to be reaching under his seat when he was shot. Some witnesses
have said he appeared to be trying to surrender. An autopsy report
released in September said Boyd might have had his hands up when he was
shot, but the report did not reach a conclusion. The San Francisco
district attorney's office announced two weeks ago it would not be
filing criminal charges against the officers involved in the fatal
shooting. According to the OCC, under California government code it had
one year from the date of the incident to file disciplinary charges.
The Police Commission will now schedule hearings on the charges. [more]
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