Councilors, Pressley doubling down on demands for bodycam footage after deadly police shooting

The vote comes just weeks after the fatal police shooting in Roxbury yielded a controversial manslaughter charge for the officer involved.

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City councilors are calling on Boston police to update their policies for releasing body-worn camera footage — a push for greater transparency after a recent police shooting in Roxbury brought a rare manslaughter charge for a Boston officer.

With Councilors Miniard Culpepper and Brian Worrell leading the charge, the City Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution encouraging the Boston Police Department to allow oversight officials “timely access” to bodycam and dashboard camera footage following police shootings, mass shootings, and other “major events.”…

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