Asked the City Manager to work with the relevant departments to establish a policy of releasing the names of officers involved in any use of force incident, up to and including those incidents resulting in injury or death

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Arif Sayed Faisal was killed by a Cambridge Police Department officer firing their department-issued firearm on January 4, 2023; and

Publicly available doorbell camera footage shows that multiple Cambridge Police Department officers were involved in the incident; and

Members of the public have a right to know the identities of the officers involved regardless of whether procedural violations or criminal charges are brought against those officers; and

There is no statute or official Cambridge policy that prohibits the release of the name of the officers who were involved, including (but not limited to) the officer who shot and killed Arif Sayed Faisal; and

There has been a widespread shift in recent years toward releasing the names of officers involved in shootings or killings, including recent examples from Iowa, New Jersey, California, and Arkansas; now therefore be it

That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the relevant departments to release the name of these officers immediately; and be it further

That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to work with the relevant departments to establish a policy of releasing the names of officers involved in any use of force incident, up to and including those incidents resulting in injury or death; and be it further

That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on this matter at the next regular City Council meeting.

History: 05/15/23

City Council

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Next: 05/22/23