Justice Department to Review San Francisco Police Dept.

The Lawyers representing the Woods’ family called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) for an independent federal investigation into the December 2 killing of Mario Woods at the hands of San Francisco police officers.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] began its review the San Francisco police department [official website] on Monday.

Police say only one of the five officers involved was white, but protests over the shooting persists.

On Jan. 26, the 11-member Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution requesting a federal investigation.

Last week, District Attorney George Gascón sent a scathing letter to Mayor Ed Lee, accusing the latter of not being committed to police reform, and also calling out police Chief Greg Suhr for not cooperating with Gascón’s blue ribbon investigation panel.

I will maintain the integrity of the San Francisco Police Department and safeguard the trust of the people of San Francisco.

The review follows pressure from civil rights groups to investigate the death of Mario Woods at the hands of police. WATCH VIDEO: Mario Woods’ mother accepts his diploma weeks after shooting”We will allow ourselves to be exposed by way of practices that we have and practices we should end and those we should adopt”, he said.

An attorney for Woods’ family said the review “can be the first step in healing the division between minority communities and the Police Department”.

“Those who have died a violent death, in the line of duty, within the SFPD and the SFFD serving this City have never received such acknowledgment and it is a travesty that certain public officials would glorify anyone who preys on the most vulnerable in our community”, San Francisco Police Officers Association President Martin Halloran stated on Facebook.

The captured footage has also sparked protests in the city. “The POA disagrees. While a handful of officers engaged in racist and homophobic text messaging – and were condemned for doing so by the [POA] and by me personally – there is no evidence that racism is widespread throughout the department”.

It said they fired their guns after failing to disarm him using non-lethal force.

A 13-year-old girl who police say was abducted and killed by a Virginia Tech student is being remembered by friends as an “angel” on Earth as investigators work to piece together the final moments of the teen’s… The messages were reportedly revealed in a court filing by prosecutors in the corruption case of a former officer, AP reported.