Critics point to the slow pace and results as proof that a law giving AG Rob Bonta the mandate to investigate deadly shootings of unarmed civilians is a pointless, bureaucratic exercise.
The SFPD will be under scrutiny in the coming months for the fatal shooting of civilians, in this case two men who were possibly both homeless who were engaged in an altercation at Mariposa Park when officers arrived last week.
Two men died from gunshot wounds Thursday night in Mission Bay, a block away from UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, and while police were present and the SFPD says that some "officer-involved shooting occurred," it's not clear yet whether either man, or both, were shot by an officer's bullet.
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said he's terminating the department's agreement with the district attorney's office to investigate police use-of-force incidents, following accusations that a DA investigator withheld evidence in a police abuse case.