Police policy seen as lacking on de-escalation
Experts say Buffalo Police Department's use of force policy is lacking on de-escalation provisions. The critique comes in the wake of another fatal police shooting of a man of color. Citizen advisory board interested in looking into the issue.
Video shows deadly police shooting
Investigative Post review of video of Wednesday's fatality shows Rafael “Pito” Rivera was shot by police as he fled officers. Police say they have evidence not clear on the footage that justifies the shoot.
Attorney: Video shows “bad shoot” by police
The lawyer for the family of the slain man said video of the encounter shows Rafael Rivera was shot in the back as he fled police and posed no threat to officers. “If the Buffalo police consider this a righteous shoot, then no one is safe,” said Steve Cohen.
Police policy seen as lacking on de-escalation
Experts say Buffalo Police Department's use of force policy is lacking on de-escalation provisions. The critique comes in the wake of another fatal police shooting of a man of color. Citizen advisory board interested in looking into the issue.
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