Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Sacramento Police Unveil New Body Cam Policy After Deadly Shooting


by Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento police have issued their first written policy on when officers can turn off body cameras after two officers muted their microphones following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in his grandparents' backyard, and promised Tuesday to release more video footage in a week.

The department made the unusual decision to release video of Stephon Clark's shooting within three days after he was killed, including body camera footage from the two officers who shot the 22-year-old while responding to reports of someone breaking car windows, and from a sheriff's department helicopter circling overhead.

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Source: NBC News 

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