From 2004 to 2008, they ranked third in the number of officer-involved shootings among twenty Orange County municipal police departments.
Batts had a record of reducing both crime and officer-involved shootings in that Southern California city.
In addition, the number of officer-involved shootings decreased by seven during this time period.
The unit is called upon to conduct sensitive investigations and all officer-involved shootings.
We then reported an officer-involved shooting to the dispatcher.
One department is used to investigate officer-involved shootings.
Now officer-involved shootings are something else in the melting pot, the difference between a pat on the head and a potential prosecution for manslaughter.
On January 1, 2009, there was an officer-involved shooting at the Fruitvale station, killing one person.
The report recommended that, in the future, officer-involved shootings be investigated by independent parties.
The department ranked third behind Houston and Chicago, in officer-involved shootings per capita.