John Burris

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John Burris is a civil rights attorney in Oakland.

  Jun 19, 2023

DA cleared Solano deputy in 2022 killing of Jason Thompson in Vallejo

The district attorney’s office cleared Deputy John Robertson, who killed Thompson, of any criminal charges in a letter dated Sept. 6....

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  May 14, 2021

New body camera video shows Vallejo officer who killed Sean Monterrosa shoot at man’s back in 2017

Tonn insisted that he saw the man, Victor Hurtado, with a gun, but none was ever found....

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  Jun 27, 2019

Lawsuit over rapper’s death seeks to put Vallejo police under federal control

Burris’s office listed 23 other recent incidents of alleged misconduct by Vallejo police....

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  Feb 17, 2019

Crowd remembers rapper killed by Vallejo police

McCoy, 20, was a rapper who performed under the name Willie Bo. He was allegedly found unconscious in his 2006 Mercedes in the drive-through lane at the Taco Bell at 974 Admiral Callaghan Lane....

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