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Family and community demand footage, officer names after Inglewood custody death
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Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Inglewood council meeting demanded the immediate release of unredacted video, dispatch audio and the names of officers involved in the March 10 death of Brian Bostick, and urged the council to comply fully with the California Public Records Act; officials said investigations are ongoing and the coroner's report is pending.
Family members and community members urged the Inglewood City Council to disclose all footage, audio and records related to the March 10 death of Brian Bostick and to identify officers involved.
A caller asked directly, “Does the city of Inglewood believe force used against [Brian Bostick] was justifiable? Yes or no?” and demanded the city “commit today to full transparency” and to release incident and use‑of‑force reports, dispatch audio and private business surveillance without selective editing.
A representative speaking on behalf of the family said the family still has “no information or answers” about why ambulance personnel cleared Mr. Bostick for transfer, why he was transported to the police department and why the family has not received names or records; she called the death an ‘‘unjustly murder’’ in the terms used on the record and asked whether officers involved remain on payroll.
Other commenters noted the city’s historical pattern of scrutiny around deadly force and asked for a timeline for completion of investigations and confirmation that evidence has been preserved. One commenter urged the council to release unredacted station footage from the night in question and the names of the four officers and two paramedics the speaker identified as involved.
City officials responded that multiple investigations are standard practice after a death in custody — including inquiries by the district attorney and the Los Angeles County coroner — and that evidence must be preserved while investigations proceed. The mayor and the chief said they want to avoid premature comments and rely on evidence; the chief noted department policies are publicly available online and invited members of the public to email staff with questions, but the transcript records no commitment to immediate release of the footage or an exact timeline for record disclosure.
Public commenters also voiced frustration that body‑camera deployment remains an outstanding community demand; several asked that the council pair any equipment rollout with transparency commitments and clear public oversight mechanisms.
