Image from a memorial for Alejandro Nieto, who was shot by SFPD officers. Avalos referenced the shooting in his request.
GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWEThe fatal shooting of Alejandro Nieto, a man who possessed a Taser that was mistaken for a firearm who was killed in Bernal Heights Park, produced a backlash of community anger toward the San Francisco Police Department. It was the first thing Sup. John Avalos mentioned when he called for a hearing on equipping officers with body-mounted video cameras at the April 8 Board of Supervisors meeting.Read more »