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DESCRIPTION:The Shooting of Pedie Perez by Richmond Police Officer:\nA Forum on Police 
 Community Relations \n\n4-6 p.m.  Sunday April 26, 2015    \nBobby Bowens 
 Progressive Center \n1021 Macdonald Ave. \nRichmond, CA\n\nOn September 14, 
 2014 Richard “Pedie” Perez was shot and killed by Richmond Police 
 Officer Wallace Jensen.  The 24 year -old Pedie was intoxicated and 
 resisting arrest, but according to attorney John Burris who is representing 
 the Perez family, “he was not threatening”.  Police and eyewitnesses 
 give different accounts.   The District Attorney refused to indict Jensen 
 calling it a case of “justifiable homicide”.  The RPD internal 
 investigation is ongoing, but Officer Jensen has been returned to active 
 duty.   \n\nThe Oscar Grant Committee has interviewed eyewitnesses who do 
 not believe that the shooting was justified. This is the first lethal 
 shooting by Richmond Police since 2007.  “The killing of an unarmed man 
 by a…police officer…deserves equal attention to other controversial 
 examples of cops using deadly force”, the victim’s father said 
 referring to protests in Ferguson and around the country.   \n\nThroughout 
 the nation, the shock of so many shootings of unarmed people by police 
 officers has shaken confidence in an institution that is sworn to protect.  
 Rather than feeling protected by police, many individuals and communities 
 feel threatened.  \n  \nWhat can we, as citizens, do to make sure that 
 police do not use excessive force?\nHow can we have an impact on police 
 policy & training?\nHow can we help make sure that the shooting of Pedie 
 Perez gets a thorough and fair investigation?\nWhat can we do to demand 
 accountability of local law enforcement?\n\nJoin us to learn more about 
 what happened to Pedie Perez and why the family and many others find the 
 fatal shooting to be unwarranted as well as to discuss these difficult 
 issues and prepare for upcoming  City meetings where you can make a 
 difference.\n\nSponsored by the Richmond Progressive Alliance    
 www.richmondprogressivealliance.net \n&  The Oscar Grant Committee  
 www.oscargrantcommittee.org\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/04/22/18771390.php
SUMMARY:The Shooting of Pedie Perez by Richmond Police Officer: A Forum on Police Community Relations
LOCATION:Bobby Bowens Progressive Center \n1021 Macdonald Ave. \nRichmond, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/04/22/18771390.php
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