sacramento police shooting

Dave Reiling regrets making that call.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The family of Stephon Clark joined hundreds of people at a rally urging California’s capital city not to let his memory or calls for police reform fade nearly two weeks after the 22-year-old unarmed black man was killed by Sacramento officers. Clark’s fiancee, Salena Manni, stood on stage with his two […]

At least six of the 20 bullets police shot into Stephon Clark's body hit him in the back, according to a new report.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A standing-room-only crowd packed into a church Thursday to celebrate the life of a 22-year-old black man who was shot to death by Sacramento police, prompting angry protests in California’s capital city and a resolve to force changes in police departments around the country. The musical and scriptural celebration of Stephon […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Family, friends and strangers, some expressing anger and frustration, gathered in Sacramento on Wednesday for a public wake for 22-year-old Stephon Clark, an unarmed man shot by police in his grandparents’ backyard. Some attendees wore black shirts calling for justice, while one woman held up a clenched fist as she exited […]