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Willie McCoy, also known as Willie Bo, was a 20 year old African-American rapper, killed by six police officers in Vallejo, California, on February 9, 2019.The officers had responded to a 911 call of an unconscious man in a vehicle in a Taco Bell drive through, when they found McCoy, with a .40 caliber handgun (later determined to be stolen from Oregon) with an extended magazine on his lap.
The Vallejo City Council later approved a $5-million settlement with McCoy’s family, part of more than $13 million the city has paid in settlements to victims of police misconduct, the ACLU said.
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Vallejo Police Department Over the prior decade, Vallejo police shot 32 people, 18 of whom were killed, in which time no officer was fired for their role in a shooting. [1] As of May 2019, the department had the highest per capita rate of police shootings in Northern California. [ 10 ]
Shooting spree in which five were killed and 18 injured at 8 crime scenes [50] 39: Yountville shooting: Yountville: 2018-03-08: 5: Murder-suicide shooting at Veterans Home of California [51] 40: Thousand Oaks shooting: Thousand Oaks: 2018-11-07: 13: Mass shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill [52] 41: Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: Gilroy: 2019 ...
The shooting came just four days after a 7-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old brother inside a truck parked in a shopping center in Rancho Cucamonga, California, about 45 ...
The ex-wife of a Los Angeles doctor has been arrested over his alleged "ambush-style" murder, alongside four other suspects. On Thursday, Dec. 12, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) shared ...
California (Vallejo) Officer Zach Jacobsen shot and killed Ramos, who police said was armed with a knife during a domestic fight at a large party shortly before 12:45 a.m., on the 1700 block of Sacramento Street. Police said Ramos presented “an immediate and lethal threat” to a 16-year-old who police said was down on his back.