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Board urges DA, SFPD to release footage, reports in killing of Banco Brown
Summary
The Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution urging the district attorney and the San Francisco Police Department to release police reports, witness accounts and video evidence related to the April 27 killing of Banco Brown. The adoption followed extensive public comment and debate over transparency and the DA’s handling of the case.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 9 adopted a resolution urging the city’s district attorney and the police department to release police reports, witness statements and video footage related to the April 27 killing of Banco Brown, a Black transgender man shot outside a downtown Walgreens.
The board’s resolution asks the district attorney and SFPD to disclose evidence that “formed the factual basis in the case presented by the San Francisco Police Department for filing charges by the district attorney.” The board amended the original draft to add SFPD as an additional party urged to disclose materials and to change a usage of the word “murder” to “homicide.” The motion to adopt the measure as amended was made by Board President Aaron Peskin and seconded by Supervisor Matt Dorsey; the…
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