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Residents urge council to convene coalition and training after police shooting; calls for de‑escalation and support for families
Summary
Several residents used items from the audience to urge Pocatello leaders to form a task force or coalition to improve police responses to people with disabilities and to provide community‑led de‑escalation training following a recent police shooting and subsequent decisions by prosecutors and state officials.
Multiple speakers at public comment on Sept. 4 urged the Pocatello City Council to create a community-led coalition to review police responses and to implement de-escalation training for officers, particularly when interacting with people with disabilities.
Sheena Goldsberry, speaking near the start of the public-comment period, said parents of disabled children remain fearful after a recent police incident involving a teenager she identified as Victor; she said officers' conduct left families worried and called for accountability. "Does the cops know how to…
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