Advocates called on the Tracy Police Department update its use-of-force policy to emphasize de-escalation training and to provide culturally sensitive training to officers after a 17-year-old boy was shot.
The Tracy Police Department held a press conference on Tuesday evening regarding an officer-involved shooting of a Muslim teen that occurred on Friday. An officer shot a 17-year-old boy whom the department alleges was wielding a knife. Body camera footage of the incident was released.The recent shooting by a Tracy police officer of a teenager armed with a knife was denounced Wednesday by supporters and representatives of the boy's family.
"Having watched the video of this tragic incident, we believe that the officer should have used other actions other than potentially deadly force to ensure the safety of all those involved, including the child who was shot," said Reshad Noorzay, development and special projects director for CAIR.
Gulshan Yusufzai, executive director of Muslim American Society-Social Services , said that the family, who arrived in America two months ago from Afghanistan, had been through a lot and recommended that the Tracy Police Department connect with cultural training resources that she said San Joaquin County has available.
Mustafa Babak, Afghan American Foundation executive director, said the episode was especially upsetting for recently arrived Afghans.
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