Family: Joseph Mann Shooting Videos Show Need For Sacramento Police Accountability
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A day after Sacramento Police released videos of the July shooting of Joseph Mann, his family gathered to call for accountability from the department.
Mann was shot to death by Sacramento Police officers following a pursuit in July.
Attorneys for the family say the videos give an accurate rendition of the facts in the case, though they would have preferred allowing the family to see the videos before they were made public.
Sacramento Police released footage on Tuesday of the July 11 pursuit and shooting of Mann. The videos from patrol cars show officers pursuing Mann, who was on foot, until he is cornered and two offers run up and open fire, killing Mann.
Burris, on videos of Mann: "No matter what he had done before, at the time he was shot, he was not being aggressive." #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Burris: "No reasonable officer would have approached him in the way they did; it was a 'comply or die' scenario!" #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Harris, on police actions: "they were low speed chasing him; somebody could have gotten some rubber bullets!" #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Attorney John Burris: "it's called DE-ESCALATION. And it was not in that video" #cbs13 pic.twitter.com/EhHpsf17ZD
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Robert Mann, Joseph's brother, says what he saw on video didn't match up with what police told him.
Robert Mann, Joseph's brother, says Sac PD officers lied to him about his brother's actions before he died. #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
-----
COMPLETE REPORT FROM CBS13's MACY JENKINS DURING PRESS CONFERENCE
Press Conference re: Video of Mann shooting. #cbs13 pic.twitter.com/PP3enZ2G4m
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Attorney Mark Harris says videos were released in the wrong way; should have gone to family first #JosephMann #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Attorney John Burris says videos should have been revealed to family members in diff. way; but says they give accurate rendition of facts. pic.twitter.com/xKUDsqInxz
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Burris, on videos of Mann: "No matter what he had done before, at the time he was shot, he was not being aggressive." #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Burris: "No reasonable officer would have approached him in the way they did; it was a 'comply or die' scenario!" #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Burris: "There was nothing that dissuades me in any way from going forward with this lawsuit." #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Robert Mann, Joseph's brother, says Sac PD officers lied to him about his brother's actions before he died. #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Mann says he wants accountability from city of Sac in the future. #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Dazion Flenaugh's brother overcome with emotion; "it's not enough for officers to be fired; they need to be indicted." #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Damon Flenaugh says "if we did even a fraction of what the police did, we would be in jail." #cbs13 pic.twitter.com/AdhnRLGxKS
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Tanya Faison with Black Lives Matter: "from the mayor to the police officers, they need to be accountable. We need to stand up." #cbs13 pic.twitter.com/2WvchIcZej
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Pastor Davis: "It's gonna stop, we are going to stand against those who won't so the right thing when it comes to our families" #cbs13 pic.twitter.com/ILJWkBDvXd
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Davis: "The police are acting like vigilantes who dont care and will just slay our families" #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Harris, on police actions: "they were low speed chasing him; somebody could have gotten some rubber bullets!" #cbs13
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016
Harris: "This is a citywide problem!" #cbs13 ;
— Macy Jenkins (@MacyJJenkins) September 21, 2016