Autopsy Report Raises Questions About SF Police Shooting of Cammerin Boyd
Black Man Shot to Death by Cops may have had his hands up
An autopsy report indicates that a man shot and killed by San Francisco police last May might have had his hands up during the shooting. Medical examiners say the victim may have been surrendering when police shot him. Police say they shot Cammerin Boyd last May during a high-speed chase in which he shot at them. But Boyd's family says his hands were in the air when he was shot. The autopsy shows the family's version of events is possible. The report says, "One cannot exclude Boyd's hands were raised."Boyd's mother called for charges to be brought against officers in a police commission meeting Wednesday night. A civil rights watchdog group called Bay Area PoliceWatch also released the report on Cammerin Boyd's death Thursday. Moreover, a number of witnesses said Boyd was surrendering at the time. The district attorney wants any further results of the investigation withheld until prosecutors finish their own probe. [more
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