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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 20 december 2017

San Francisco:

Mother sues police for fatally shooting son

month. and was fleeing on foot. The
Lawyers for the mother of van belonged to the Califor-
Keita O’Neil, 42, filed the law- nia Lottery and was reported
suit in federal court in San carjacked earlier in the day.
Francisco. “At the time of the fatal shot,
The lawsuit alleges that poor Mr. O’Neil was unarmed and
police training led to O’Neil’s did not present an immediate
death. The officer who shot threat to the officers or any-
O’Neil graduated from the one else,” the lawsuit alleged.
police academy four days ear- It seeks unspecified monetary
lier and was a passenger in a damages.
patrol car driven by a training San Francisco police did not
officer. immediately return phone
Body-worn cameras captured and email inquiries Tuesday.
In this Dec. 1, 2017 image taken from video, San Francisco officer Christopher Samayoa The San Francisco Police Of-
police investigate an officer-involved shooting in the city’s firing through the closed pas- ficers Association Union also
Bayview neighborhood in San Francisco. A Northern California senger-side window of the did not return a telephone
woman has filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging a San Francisco
police rookie wrongfully shot and killed her unarmed son while police car he was riding in, message seeking comment.
he fled from a stolen van he was driving earlier this month. the bullet shattering glass be- Police have not released the
(Courtesy of KTVU-TV via AP) fore it hit O’Neil in the head. name of the training offi-
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A cisco police rookie wrongfully The lawsuit alleges that Sa- cer. Samayoa was placed on
Northern California mother shot and killed her unarmed mayoa opened fire when paid administrative leave af-
filed a civil rights lawsuit son as he fled from a stolen O’Neil jumped from the slow- ter the shooting while it was
Tuesday alleging a San Fran- van he was driving earlier this moving van he was driving investigated.q

Police sergeant fired for

ordering cop to use taser

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) ly shows Pierce’s behavior
— A Texas police sergeant was “absolutely unaccept-
has been fired for ordering able.”
a rookie officer to use a An attorney for Pierce, Terry
stun gun on a woman who Daffron, said the firing will
had called for help during be appealed. A message
a domestic dispute. left with the Fort Worth Civil
Fort Worth police Chief Service Commission asking
Joel Fitzgerald said in an whether Pierce had filed
emailed statement that he an appeal was not imme-
fired Sgt. Kenneth Pierce diately returned Tuesday.
on Monday, saying the Police spokeswoman Paula
22-year police veteran Fimbres said department
became impatient and officials are still reviewing
needlessly initiated the Bayona’s actions includ-
physical confrontation with ing the deployment of her
the woman, who the po- Taser in the August alterca-
lice department has not tion.
named. Fitzgerald also re- Fitzgerald said the incident
leased a 12-minute video came to light when super-
from the body camera of visors were conducting a
the rookie officer, Maria mandatory review of offi-
Bayona, that he said clear- cer use of force.q