New documents show that Vallejo's police chief recommended firing one of the officers who shot a man sleeping in a car with a gun in his lap.
Police body-camera video shows a detective in a pickup truck firing a rifle through the windshield, killing a man mistakenly thought to have a gun.
The newly released documents included a Police Department memo in March in which the police chief calls for Officer Ryan McMahon to be fired. McMahon is still employed by the department.Williams agreed with an investigation that found McMahon showed “neglect for basic firearm safety and Vallejo Police firearms training” by firing while running from the rear and endangered other officers, the memo said.
The Solano County district attorney’s office announced last week that a special prosecutor has been named to review the shooting, which is one of several that have led to criticism of Vallejo police. They include the, 22, during a night of demonstrations against police brutality and killings of Black people.
Monterrosa was suspected of stealing from a pharmacy and was killed by an officer who fired a rifle through the windshield of an unmarked vehicle carrying police.Get breaking news, investigations, analysis and more signature journalism from the Los Angeles Times in your inbox.
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