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A CBS television station in California is suing a local police department that has refused to hand over police footage of an officer-involved shooting, in spite of a state law that requires them to do so.
The station, Kovr-tv (Channel 13) of Sacramento, says investigative reporter Julie Watts has tried to work with the Roseville Police Department to gain access to video footage that showed an officer-involved shooting involving 35-year-old Eric Abril last year.
On April 6, officers with the California Highway Patrol (Chp) tried to search an arrest warrant on Abril while he was walking his dogs in a Roseville park. Instead of complying, Abril fled from officers, engaging in a shootout before taking two elderly people hostage in an open field.
One of the hostages was killed in an exchange of gunfire between Chp and Roseville police officers and Abril. Several other people,...
A CBS television station in California is suing a local police department that has refused to hand over police footage of an officer-involved shooting, in spite of a state law that requires them to do so.
The station, Kovr-tv (Channel 13) of Sacramento, says investigative reporter Julie Watts has tried to work with the Roseville Police Department to gain access to video footage that showed an officer-involved shooting involving 35-year-old Eric Abril last year.
On April 6, officers with the California Highway Patrol (Chp) tried to search an arrest warrant on Abril while he was walking his dogs in a Roseville park. Instead of complying, Abril fled from officers, engaging in a shootout before taking two elderly people hostage in an open field.
One of the hostages was killed in an exchange of gunfire between Chp and Roseville police officers and Abril. Several other people,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
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