Citizen Groups Call for Investigation into S.D. Police Involved Shootings

By Dwane Brown / KPBS Evening Edition Anchor/Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published February 7, 2007 at 9:39 AM PST

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

An eclectic group of citizen organizations are calling for a state investigation into police involved shootings in San Diego. Art Cribbs is with the Coalition for Justice.

Cribbs: By the DA's rough estimate there have been 148 police involved shootings in the county in 10 years. And of all of those shootings only two have resulted in something other than a criminal conduct ruling by the district attorney's office.

Cribbs says the group is taking action after several controversial shootings. A football player with the San Diego Chargers was shot by an off-duty cop last year. And there were six shootings of Latino men in Vista -- three of them within five days. The group sent postcards today signed by about 2,000 people to the State Attorney General. County DA Bonnie Dumanis says she supports the idea of an independent investigation.

Dwane Brown

Brown started his career with KPBS in the early '90s as a radio anchor and reporter before expanding his broadcast news experience at CBS radio and television in New York. He’s been a news director, anchor, reporter and correspondent in San Francisco and has worked as a writer, producer, assignment editor and talk show host. He returned to KPBS in 2005. As the former anchor for KPBS Evening Edition, Brown provided an in-depth look at issues and stories relevant to San Diego. He spent nearly seven years as anchor/host of Morning Edition on KPBS Radio. Between 2006 and 2010, the San Diego Press Club named Brown "Best Morning Newscaster" in San Diego Radio. In 2006, the Society of Professional Journalists also named him "Best Morning Newscaster." During that time he managed and taught a two-week high school boot camp for aspiring radio reporters at KPBS in conjunction with the California Chicano News Media Association. Brown studied English/Journalism at San Diego State University and is a Fast Trac graduate from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. He’s a popular public speaker and Toastmaster International member. He’s been master of ceremonies for the American Red Cross, VA Medical Center San Diego, Urban League, San Diego Office of Emergency Services and numerous foundations. Brown is also a voice actor for movie, documentary, television, radio and Internet projects.

See stories by Dwane Brown