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Residents urge forum after two Mission shootings and alleged officer misconduct

San Francisco Police Commission · July 31, 2008
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Community members at the July 30 Police Commission meeting urged the department to hold a forum in the Mission after two shootings and alleged an officer told an eyewitness to 'shut up'; department investigators said they contacted the witness and staff pledged to schedule follow‑up outreach.

Several residents told the Police Commission on July 30 that two recent shootings on Twentieth Street in the Mission left merchants and residents fearful and that a community member who tried to provide eyewitness information was rebuffed by an officer.

Jim Salinas, a longtime Mission resident and community leader, said a community member who witnessed the first shooting was told by an officer to "shut up" after offering evidence. Salinas said…

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