SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has requested a federal investigation of the police shooting of a young black man, along with a broader look into the department.
Lee asked for the probe of the Mario Woods shooting in a letter to U.S. Attorney Gen. Loretta Lynch on Monday. The letter says Lee is “inviting transparency and accountability” in the department.
Many, including Woods’ family, had urged the mayor to ask for the probe.
Lee, whose second full term began earlier this month, has been the focus of much of the furor over the shooting. His inaugural speech was interrupted by angry protesters, as were remarks he made on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Police say five officers shot and killed the 26-year-old Woods after he appeared to raise a knife.