Sean Monterrosa

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Sean Monterrosa was killed by Vallejo police Officer Jarrett Tonn in June 2020. Tonn and two other officers were arriving at the scene of a looting when Tonn fired a high-powered rifle through the windshield of their unmarked pickup, killing Monterrosa.

  May 26, 2021

Drone files raise new questions of evidence destruction in Vallejo police killing of Sean Monterrosa

Newly available files raise new questions about what happened to any footage captured by the drone....

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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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  Apr 06, 2021

Vallejo city manager confirmed Tonn as shooter days after Monterrosa was killed, emails show

City manager Greg Nyhoff said the officer's name had "leaked out."...

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  Mar 24, 2021

Vallejo is experiencing an epidemic of police shootings — and many of the victims have been unarmed

The Appeal examined 17 fatal shootings by the Vallejo police over the last decade and found at least six cases where the person shot may have been unarmed....

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  Feb 12, 2021

Federal judge tosses Vallejo's change of venue motion in Monterrosa lawsuit

VALLEJO– On Thursday, a federal judge denied a request from the city of...

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  Nov 30, 2020

Vallejo reaches 29 homicides in 2020

VALLEJO– With just a month left in 2020, the city of Vallejo recorded...

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  Nov 16, 2020

Council asked to approve plan to add two deputy police chiefs

VALLEJO– Faced with a depleted command structure inside the Vallejo Police Department, City...

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  Nov 13, 2020

New taskforce created to investigate fatal officer-involved incidents in Solano County

VALLEJO– A special Solano County interagency taskforce has been created to provide independent...

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  Nov 09, 2020

Vallejo records 25th homicide of year

VALLEJO– A 24-year-old Vallejo man, shot near the Park Place shopping...

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  Oct 18, 2020

Vallejo experiences 24th homicide of 2020

VALLEJO– The city recorded its 24th homicide of 2020 after a 28-year-...

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  Sep 21, 2020

How protests over police violence are changing a city where officers kill with near-impunity

As protests against racism and police violence were sweeping the country, a Vallejo, California detective shot and killed Sean Monterrosa. His death has galvanized a community....

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  Sep 05, 2020

Special prosecutor named to investigate McCoy shooting

A former Southern California district attorney will receive up $25,000 to investigate...

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