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Families and community speakers press Police Commission for answers after Alex Nieto shooting
Summary
Dozens of public commenters at the San Francisco Police Commission’s Ingleside meeting demanded transparency and accountability in the March shooting death of Alex Nieto, citing the medical examiner’s autopsy and urging the release of officer identities, 911 recordings and witness statements.
Dozens of residents and advocates used the commission’s public‑comment period to demand more transparency and accountability in the March 2014 shooting death of Alex Nieto, presenting what they said were autopsy findings and asking the commission to release officer names and evidence.
Adriana Camarena, accompanied by Alex Nieto’s parents, told the commission the medical examiner’s autopsy “shows four upward trajectory wounds” consistent, she said, with initial shots fired from below; she said later downward shots suggest officers continued to fire after he had fallen and that “all downward shots when Alex was already on the ground can imply criminal intent and murder.” Camarena said the family and supporters demand release of officer names, the unedited 911 call and witness statements.
Speakers across the political and demographic spectrum echoed calls for answers and for independent review. Michelle of the Industry Foundation said families “have been waiting for answers, very valid questions that need to be answered since March 21,” and Janet Plannells, mother of Antolin Marinko, recounted filing complaints with the OCC and read back the OCC’s written findings in her son’s case, which she said did not sustain some allegations.
Commissioners and staff declined to draw conclusions at the meeting, saying multiple investigations remain underway. President Susie Loftus reiterated that “there are three separate investigations” — including the Office of Citizen Complaints review, a district attorney’s independent inquiry and the police department’s internal probe — and said it would be premature to assume conclusions have been reached.
Community members used the meeting to press a broader set of demands as well: several speakers urged the commission to publish police‑involved shooting statistics at public meetings, to make general orders and community‑policing policies more accessible to students and parents, and to accelerate reforms that would reduce use of lethal force.
The Commission did not announce any administrative action at the meeting to release the officer names or evidence, saying only that the investigations continue; several speakers said they would pursue other legal and public avenues for disclosure.
