San Francisco, California
May 19, 2016
Agencies:
San Francisco Police Department California
Cause of death: Shooting
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Last updated: almost 4 years ago
Overview
Jessica Leanne Nelson-Williams was shot and killed by police officers who say they were attempting to remove her from a stolen car and take her into custody. Officials say two uniformed officers were conducting a stolen vehicle recovery operation in the Bayview District when Nelson-Williams, the driver of a stolen sedan fled. She hit a parked truck near the dead end of Elmira Street.
While officers were trying to take the woman into custody, police say she moved the vehicle she was driving in a back and forth motion. One officer fired one shot. Nelson-Williams died at the hospital.
Legal Action
May 2016 Public Meeting with new Acting Police Chief
May 2016 Killer identified
Community and Family Efforts
#SayHerName
#FacebookGroup
May 2016 Vigil
The public funeral service for Jessica Nelson-Williams will be held on June 6th at 10 am Morgan & Jones Funeral Home in Sacramento.
June 2016 Family funeral fund
June 2016
San Francisco’s police oversight body will investigate all police shootings under a ballot measure passed by voters Tuesday.
Proposition D, which needed majority approval to pass and received 80 percent in support as of press time, ensures all police shooting incidents will be investigated by the Office of Citizen Complaints.
June 2016 Protest
August 2016 NYC protest #peoplesMonday
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