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Board members, community call for federal investigation after Mario Woods shooting; mayoral office proposes city homicide reward fund
Summary
After public testimony from Mario Woods’ mother and community leaders, supervisors introduced a resolution requesting an independent federal investigation of the December officer-involved shooting and a separate ordinance to create a permanent city reward fund for unsolved homicides.
San Francisco supervisors and community leaders urged an independent federal investigation into the December shooting death of Mario Woods and introduced city legislation to create a permanent homicide reward fund.
President London Breed introduced legislation to establish a permanent city fund to provide rewards of up to $250,000 “for anyone who brings information that leads to an arrest and conviction in an unsolved murder case,” she said. Breed said the ordinance would set criteria for rewards, including that “the case must have gone unsolved for 1 year, and the department has had to exhaust all investigative leads, and clearly demonstrate a need for public assistance.” Breed added that any award over $100,000 would require Board of Supervisors approval…
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