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California Senate OKs state reviews for police shootings

by Associated Press
| August 30, 2020 6:27 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is close to requiring independent investigations any time police kill an unarmed civilian, a move that would strip authority from local prosecutors at a time of heightened distrust between law enforcement and communities of color.

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