AG Bonta opens investigation into Vallejo police killing of Sean Monterrosa and slams Solano County DA
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Ashley Monterrosa holds a photo of her hugging her brother Sean Monterrosa at Sean’s 2016 graduation, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in San Francisco, Calif. Her brother Sean Monterrosa, 22, was fatally shot by Vallejo police. State Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office would review the killing for possible criminal charges against the officers involved.Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle
State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that the Department of Justice will review the Vallejo Police Department killing of Sean Monterrosa, an action both his predecessor and Solano County District Attorney Krishna Abrams had refused to do.
Justin Phillips May 1, 2021Updated: May 2, 2021, 1:08 pm
Video from the Vallejo Police Department’s body-worn camera footage of the fatal shooting of Willie McCoy in a Taco Bell drive-through is part of the season six premiere of CNN’s “United Shades of America: Policing the Police.” Photo: Vallejo Police Department
The sound bullets make when breaking through a windshield of a vehicle is hard to forget. And it’s a noise that still echoes in my ears after watching body cam footage of Vallejo police killing Sean Monterrosa and video of Vallejo police firing 55 bullets in 3.5 seconds at the car of Willie McCoy, both shown during the season six premiere of CNN’s “United Shades of America.”
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Members of Davidson County s Black community said they have hope and peace after a Minneapolis jury returned guilty verdicts Tuesday on all three charges against former police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. It s just hope . a little bit of hope, said Tina Royal a community leader in Lexington, and former president of the Davidson County Democratic Party.
Royal was crying when reached for comment but stressed it was happy tears and a release of anxiety after watching the trial and wondering if this jury would cast a verdict based on the evidence. This is hope that our voices are being heard, she said. When you do bad things, you have to answer for them. You can t treat people wrong because of the color of their skin.