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Police Commission backs charter change to require OCC investigations of officer-involved shootings
Summary
The Police Commission voted unanimously to support a charter amendment from Supervisor Malia Cohen that would require the Office of Citizen Complaints to open an independent investigation whenever an SFPD officer discharges a firearm resulting in death or serious injury, and directed staff to draft a formal resolution for public posting.
The San Francisco Police Commission on Feb. 17 voted unanimously to support a proposed charter amendment that would require the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC) to conduct an independent investigation into every officer-involved shooting that results in death or serious bodily injury.
Supervisor Malia Cohen, who introduced the measure, told the commission the amendment aims to "educate [voters] about the work that we're doing" and to ensure the OCC "perform an impartial and independent investigation anytime an officer discharges their weapon, and this is, whether it results in death or an injury of an individual." Cohen said the proposal aligns with recommendations from President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century…
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