When an officer involved in a fatal shooting takes pictures of the body, it opens up questions about the integrity of an investigation, experts say.
by six officers in February led to citizens' demands for more transparency when weapons are used.
Rains said that according to Thomas, he and his wife were trying to pull into a parking space as Reason was trying to leave, and Thomas"tapped on the horn of his car" to stop Reason from pulling forward and potentially hitting him. Reason then got out of his car and"started swearing and threatening" Thomas, Rains said.
Reason's mother, Stephanie Bass, said last week that she believes her son was running away when he was shot and would not have allowed the situation to escalate if he had known Thomas was an officer.Onlookers and police at the scene of a fatal shooting at a Vallejo, Calif., gas station on Nov. 10, 2019.Rains said last week that the investigation is moving forward and Thomas is providing a statement to investigators.
Robert Weisberg, a professor of criminal law at Stanford, said he was unaware of a situation where an officer involved in a fatal shooting would be near a body to take photos. But he doesn't believe doing so would break any laws.
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