AB 1506, which took effect July 1, 2021, requires the state Justice Department to investigate any shooting by an officer resulting in the death of an unarmed California civilian.
Civil rights attorneys and an advocate are questioning the actions of East Bay police officers who fatally shot this spring a 19-year-old Newark resident carrying an airsoft gun.
Authorities on Friday night released new details about a fatal police shooting earlier this month in Newark, as well as the names of the man who was killed and the officers who were involved.