The attorney for a man shot by a San Jose police officer says the officer threatened in newly disclosed messages to shoot the lawyers suing him for excessive use of force.
SAN JOSE -- A San Jose police officer is no longer employed by the city after an internal investigation uncovered racially biased messages including, 'I hate black people.'The messages were made public Friday by San Jose police chief Anthony Mata, who said Officer Mark McNamara was no longer employed by the city after an internal investigation uncovered the texts.
San Jose police said McNamara shot Green four times, twice in the arm, once in the stomach and once in the knee.' doing the right thing and was being a hero,' Green's attorney Adante Pointer said.Pointer said that, because of McNamara's racial bias, they believe the shooting was premeditated. He wants the Santa Clara County District Attorney to file criminal charges against McNamara.
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