PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix City Council members have voted 5-4 to approve a citizen review board with the power to investigate police after a raucous meeting that stretched over five hours into the evening.
The council has been examining different proposals for policing the police after the Phoenix had more officer-involved shootings in 2018 than any other U.S. department.
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The proposals also came after the uproar over a videotaped encounter between officers and a black family whose young daughter took a doll from a dollar store.
The Tuesday vote came after dozens of mostly Hispanic and African American community members spoke for a citizen review board with investigative powers.