A $20-million wrongful-death claim against the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department alleges deputies killed Tony Garza while he was in the middle of a mental health crisis.
After a police killing, law enforcement agencies across California have been trained to keep families in the dark in order to gather information used to protect their department.
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