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Jeffrey Thomas Choy, 43 was convicted May 6 of attempted murder and assorted gun charges for shooting Mountain View Police Detective Raymond Clutter
Casey Chastain wrote that he was “insulted, lied to, lied about and harassed” by the city manager; a resigning sergeant cited “micromanagement” and a “witch hunt”
“These historic results continue to be driven by our precision policing strategy ... putting officers exactly where and when the data tells us they are needed most,” Commissioner Jessica Tisch said
Body camera video shows the man immediately pointing the replica gun at his own head; as Lansing officers tried to de-escalate, the man ran and pointed it at officers
Video shows the suspect dropped a gun when he fell while running from officers, then picked it up before they fired; the judge ruled the shooting was objectively reasonable
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