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Residents press council for more information after police-involved shooting and criticize officials' social-media posts
Summary
During public comment, residents demanded more information about a police-involved shooting on Roselle Street and criticized officials' social-media conduct; a resident said at minimum the neighborhood deserved a brief, factual update while respecting any investigation.
Several members of the public used the meeting—s comment period to press the council for more information about recent incidents and to criticize perceived social-media behavior by officials. John Kaeser and other commenters raised community complaints including development rumors and enforcement of parking rules; Kaeser also criticized social-media posts involving local officials and asked what was "in the bag" in a referenced video.
A resident identified in the record as Mister Kanagar pressed the panel for basic information about a police-involved shooting on Roselle Street. "At the very least, you all should be guiding and providing some information," the resident said, asking for a factual account short of investigative details. He said neighbors deserved to know "what happened; we're not looking for all kinds of details" but called the absence of any public comment "crickets."
The presiding officer closed the public comment period after time limits expired. Council members did not announce additional public briefings or a formal information release during the meeting; the public record shows the requests for more transparency but no immediate administrative response recorded at the meeting.
