CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RELEASES REPORT ON OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING OF ELMER OSIEL LOPEZ CASTANEDA

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 17 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:

OAKLAND- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on the death of Elmer Osiel Lopez Castaneda following an officer-involved shooting in Newark, California on April 13, 2023. The incident involved officers from the Fremont Police Department (FPD) and Newark Police Department (NPD). The report is part of the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing efforts to provide transparency and accountability in law enforcement practices. The report provides a detailed analysis of the incident and outlines DOJ's findings. After a thorough investigation, DOJconcluded that the facts and...