darell richards
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Sacramento Police Implement New Body Camera Placement Policy to Prevent ‘Accidental’ Shutoffs
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 6, 19-year-old Darell Richards was shot and killed by a SWAT officer with the Sacramento Police Department. The officers claimed Richards had pointed a weapon at them—a weapon that was later discovered to be a pellet gun. When the body camera footage from the officers at the…
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Sacramento Police Shoot and Kill Teen They Say Pointed a Pellet Gun at Them [Updated]
Two SWAT officers with the Sacramento police department shot and killed a man they say pointed a gun at them early Thursday morning. It was later discovered that the man was holding a pellet gun. Police spokesman Sgt. Vance Chandler told the Sacramento Bee, “At the time, he posed an immediate threat to officers, and…