“The use of deadly force is most serious act a police officer can take and it is the last thing an officer wants to experience during his or her career,” Williams said. They too have been profoundly affected…’” “The Limon family lost a beloved son and brother and the lives of many other people including the Oxnard community have been forever changed.”Īdding, “The officers who were involved in this incident are dedicated public servants. was an innocent bystander who was tragically killed,” Williams said. who unwittingly walked into a running gun battle between a parolee and police in October 2012. 13 as “Community Safety and Anti-Violence Day” in honor of jogger Alfonso Limon Jr. The press conference was held at the Oxnard Police Department by Chief Williams, Mayor Tim Flynn, Oxnard City Manager Greg Nyhoff and others. “I don’t have a time frame right now but it is an ongoing investigation,” said Williams.Īmerican Justice also learned that the city of Oxnard has hired a San Francisco law firm to conduct an independent investigation surrounding the shooting-tattoo allegations.Ī former Oxnard police officer told American Justice Notebook said when gun smoke coming out of the barrel is added to the shooting tattoo, this indicats that the shooting was fatal.Īs part of a settlement agreement involving the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old jogger in October 2012, the city also held a press conference Tuesday.
In an interview Tuesday, Police Chief Jeri Williams said the investigation is ongoing, and she didn’t know when it would conclude. Also, I cannot give you a timetable as to how long our review will take,” stated Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the Justice Department in an email sent Tuesday. I will not comment on any specific allegations or any specific questions that you have posed. “I can tell you that we are reviewing the matter. Justice Department is reviewing an ongoing internal investigation by the Oxnard Police Department surrounding allegations that the city’s police officers put so-called shooting tattoos on their left shoulders after they were involved in shootings with a suspects, according to a spokesman for the department in Los Angeles.
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ, American Justice Notebook Reporter