Judge: Pasadena must release redacted report on police shooting of teen

pasedena 2City officials said they wanted to make public a version of the report that would have redacted about 14 pages – about 20% of the document – that they said involved personnel matters, according to court records.

McDade was shot March 24, 2012, by Pasadena Police Officers Jeff Newlen and Matthew Griffin as the teen ran on Sunset Avenue. His death sparked protests and calls for increased civilian oversight of the city’s Police Department.

The district attorney’s office concluded that the two officers reasonably believed McDade was armed with a gun based on false information from a 911 caller, who had reported that his laptop had been stolen at gunpoint. The crime turned out to be a simple theft by another young man who was with McDade. Officers believed both men were armed based on the false report.

One of the officers said he saw McDade’s hand at his waistband during the pursuit, according to a district attorney’s report.

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