Stockton police need better training on their duty to aid the injured and the requirement to de-escalate crises when possible, the California Attorney General’s Office said, following its review of an officer’s killing of an unarmed civilian.
But a new report on the officer-involved shooting of Jory Jamarr Lester on Sept. 11, 2023, concluded that criminal charges against Officer Marcos Alonso were not appropriate.
Officers located Lester and ordered him to show them his hands and stop moving. Lester raised his hands but continued walking away from the officers. He then abruptly turned around and pulled what appeared to be a firearm from his waist area…