Unarmed black man shot by police in Sacramento

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  1. K

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  3. GFunk

    GFunk Well-Known Member

    I'm wondering what efforts the family has put forth to get him the help he needs. I understand it's not exactly affordable for everyone but still curious about the effort.
     
  4. Paniro188

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  5. K

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    I don't know that there really is much "help" available. Basically what we have is mental health "treatment" (medicate) in prisons for criminally insane after they commit a crime that gets them sent there, and drug/alcohol and or dual dx treatment. Maybe he will end up with court ordered treatment. I have no idea how much that really happens here.

    On Monday the charges were dropped and reduced to misdemeanors and was released the same day. Due back in court on May 9. The following is a little interview with him after release. Nothing was said about treatment of any sort.

    http://www.kcra.com/article/stevante-clark-released-from-jail-after-court-appearance/19999961
     
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  6. Paniro188

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    The soft bigotry of low expectations.
     
  7. K

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    Stephon Clark official autopsy released. Family autopsy was 'erroneous,' coroner says (Sacramento Bee)

    Sacramento police released the county's autopsy report Tuesday on the March 18 shooting of Stephon Clark, compiling findings from four different pathologists that differ from the private autopsy findings that concluded he was shot eight times, six of them in the back.

    Coroner Kimberly Gin said in a letter to police dated Friday that she brought four pathologists into the matter "in light of the erroneous information that was released from the private autopsy."

    Among the new findings: Clark was shot seven times, not eight, the report concludes; at least three of the wounds were to his back.

    The findings differ sharply from those presented March 30 by Dr. Bennet Omalu, a noted pathologist hired by the Clark family legal team, who determined that Clark was shot eight times, six of them in the back.

    "It is clear from review of the written report and photographic documentation that Stephon Clark was struck by seven bullets, not eight as claimed by Dr. Omalu in his press conference statements and as shown on his autopsy diagram," wrote Dr. Gregory D. Reiber, a Roseville pathologist who reviewed the county's autopsy report at Gin's request.

    Reiber did not study Clark's body, but relied on the county report along with diagrams, photos, body camera videos and other evidence.

    Reiber's report differed from Omalu's about where the first shot hit Clark, as well as the direction Clark was facing in relation to the officers.

    "At no time does the video show Clark to have the left side of his body facing the officers' position as shot are fired, nor does the video show him turning around from a left-facing position, still upright, and putting his back squarely toward the officers as there are further shots fired which then dropped him," Reiber wrote. "The video evidence provides clear refutation of Omalu's description of Clark's positioning during the shooting as described in his press conference statements."

    Reiber, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment, declared that Clark died from "multiple gunshot wounds."

    Omalu rejected the new findings and said it is "extremely unusual" for a county coroner to request an outside review.

    "I find it extremely unusual that an outside doctor is reviewing an autopsy report and is coming out to state (I) am wrong," he said. "A doctor cannot say another doctor is wrong. All you can say is I don’t agree with the opinion of that doctor."

    The shooting of an unarmed black man, along with Omalu's findings about Clark, sparked intense protests, marches and demonstrations across Sacramento and demands that Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert file criminal charges against the two officers.

    Schubert has said she still does not have the police department's final report on the shooting, and that a decision on the case could take many months.

    Gin said she could not release the autopsy from her office, that it is the responsibility of other agencies to determine how to do so. The complete report was given to the city and to the district attorney, she said.


     
  8. K

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    This is what the local FOX station has:

    SACRAMENTO — Police released the Sacramento County Coroner’s official autopsy report from Stephon Clark’s shooting death Tuesday.

    When referencing the autopsy conducted by famed pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, Sacramento County Coroner Kimberly Gin said the private findings contained “erroneous information.”

    Dr. Omalu claimed Clark was shot eight times, mainly in the back. The new report from the county lists only seven gunshot wounds, with the majority of them entering his back or side.

    He was also shot once in the neck, once near the back of his right arm and once in the front of his left thigh, which the report says was likely the first shot.

    The report states the cause of death as “multiple gunshot wounds” and claims the two gunshots to Clark’s chest and back were fatal. Dr. Omalu initially claimed all of the gunshots Clark sustained had the potential to be lethal.

    Toxicology results tested positive for alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and codeine. A urine test also revealed hydrocodone and codeine in Clark’s system.

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    On March 18, Clark was shot by two Sacramento police officers in his grandparents’ backyard after several cars in the area were broken into and Clark was spotted running through a neighbor’s backyard.

    (on their TV news report they made a comment of "only 3 shots in the back")
     
  9. K

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    The TV news report also stated that Clark had trace amounts of cocaine, hydrocodone, THC, and something else in his system.

    ETA - the something else was codeine
     
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  10. GFunk

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    So the Roseville doc, who didnt examine the body himself, and only has pictures and documents as his source says the other doc who did the autopsy is wrong. Not saying he can't be wrong but a lack of his own autoposy isn't enough to convince me. The new findings are weird though if true
     
  11. K

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    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —

    Stephon Clark was shot seven times by Sacramento police officers, and at least three of the shots hit him in the back, according to an autopsy conducted by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.

    The findings were released Tuesday afternoon, about six weeks after Clark’s death.

    However, results of a private autopsy released on March 30 found Clark was shot eight times -- once on the side, six times in the back and the last bullet hit the back of his leg. The autopsy was arranged by Clark Family attorney Ben Crump and conducted by forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu,

    Coroner Kimberly Gin said in the report that due to "erroneous information that was released from the private autopsy," the office had four forensic pathologists review the autopsy before releasing the findings. One of the four doctors who reviewed the autopsy was independent forensic pathologist Dr. Gregory D. Reiber.

    According to the coroner's report, this is where the seven bullets hit Clark:
    • One bullet went through Clark’s neck, from right to left and slightly front to back.
    • One bullet hit his right arm, from right to left and downward direction.
    • One bullet hit his back, from right to left, slightly upward and back to front.
    • One bullet hit Clark’s chest, from right to left, slightly back to front and in an upward direction.
    • One bullet hit his back, from right to left, slightly upward and went back to front.
    • One bullet hit Clark’s back, from right to left, horizontal and slightly back to front.
    • One bullet hit his thigh, from front to back and in an upward direction.
    The bullet that hit Clark in the thigh was likely the first one to hit him as he “was walking toward the officers’ position,” Reiber said in his review. According to police, the officers said Clark made a move toward them, leading them to fire their guns.

    According to Omalu's autopsy results, Clark was not facing officers at the time of the shooting.

    Reiber also said in his review that Omalu misidentified an exit wound as an entrance wound, which led to Omalu concluding that Clark was hit eight times.

    “This is a significant error as it leads to incorrect conclusions regarding the relative positions of the victim and the shooters during the event," Reiber said in his review.

    Clark's cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds, according to the coroner's report.

    Reiber said in his review Clark's death would have taken "several minutes." Omalu said his death took between three to 10 minutes.

    The toxicology reports found cocaine metabolite, cannabinoids, codeine, alprazolam, nicotine, hydrocodone, promethazine and etizolam in Clark's blood. Codeine and hydrocodone were found in his urine. One report also found that Clark's blood alcohol level was .08, while another report said it was .09.

    With the autopsy done by Omalu, it is unclear whether or not Clark’s toxicology was tested.

    A closer look at the toxicology report shows:

    • Nicotine and cotinine, which are in tobacco.
    • Alprazolam, which is the chemical name for Xanax – an anti-anxiety medication. The reporting limit is 5 ml, Clark had 90 ml in his blood.
    • Alpha-Hydroxyalprazolam, which is similar to Xanax. The reporting limit is 5 ml, Clark had 33 ml in his blood.
    • Codeine, which is a low-level opioid. It is used as a painkiller and a cough suppressant.
    • Hydrocodone, which is an opioid similar to OxyContin. The reporting limit is 5 ml, Clark had 5.9 ml in his system.
    • Etizolam, which is similar to Xanax. The reporting limit is 4 ng, Clark had 7.2 ng in his blood.
    • Cannabinoids, which is found in cannabis. Clark had amounts of cannabinoids in his blood exceeding the reportable limit for an autopsy.
    • Promethazine, which is a common cough and nausea suppressant. It is often mixed with codeine. It can make users sleepy.
    • Cocaine metabolite is what is found in a person’s blood after the effects or instances of cocaine have diminished or left the person’s system.
    Clark was shot and killed March 18 in his grandparents' backyard in south Sacramento. Officers were responding to a call about a person breaking car windows at night. A Sacramento County sheriff’s helicopter then led officers to Clark, who ran away from officers.

    The two responding officers believed Clark was armed and fired 20 rounds at him, police said. Investigators later discovered Clark was holding a cellphone.

    Sacramento police released videos of the shooting three days later. Weeks later, the department released another 54 videos. The first videos and audio released showed what led up to the deadly shooting and what happened immediately after. The videos released later pick up where the first videos ended.

    Sacramento police release 50+ videos from Stephon Clark’s shooting death
    by KCRA / KQCA US

    The California Attorney General's Office joined the investigation into what happened that night, a move Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn hopes will bring "faith and transparency" to a case that he said has sparked "extremely high emotions, anger and hurt in our city."

    Schubert said last month that Clark's officer-involved shooting case has not been given to her office because the Sacramento Police Department has not completed its investigation. Once that is complete, the case is sent to the district attorney's office for legal review.

    Schubert said all relevant evidence will be reviewed by the district attorney's office, including police reports, interviews, 911 tapes, toxicology reports autopsies, photographs and diagrams.

    Sac County DA: Everyone in our society is entitled to due process.
    Clark's shooting is still under investigation.

    by KCRA / KQCA US
    http://www.kcra.com/article/sacrame...topsy-of-stephon-clark-was-erroneous/20115813
     
  12. Paniro188

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    If anything outside of racism is found, there will be hell to pay.
     
  13. K

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    What are you talking about?
     
  14. orejon4

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    *sitting on the sidelines*
     
  15. orejon4

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    *sitting on the sidelines*
     
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