October 17, 2003 James Turney faces a misdemeanor harassment charge in Iowa stemming from death threats he allegedly made to his former mother-in-law the day before Paul Childs was shot.
A panel of police officers and citizens will review 36 of the 92 fatal and nonfatal police-involved shootings from 1990 through Wednesday. They will be looking for any trends that might require a change in the department's use-of-force policy.
Black leaders have called for a boycott of jobs and city services Monday. They'll hold a protest march that day. too.
The Childs family say they will file a federal lawsuit against Turney. Copyright 2003, Rocky Mountain News. All Rights Reserved. |