The family of a man shot and killed by police in 2020 during the unrest surrounding George Floyd protests in Vallejo held a press conference with their attorney Thursday to decry the reinstatement of the officer that shot him.
held a press conference with their attorney Thursday to decry the reinstatement of the officer that shot him.
The Monterrosa family's attorney, Lee Merritt, spoke to the crowd and made a bold promise in the wake of Tonn's return: they would hire a private security team to monitor him on his shifts. Merritt said it was necessary to keep watch on Tonn because the community needs to know that they are not safe when he is present.
Merritt said he has placed $10,000 in an escrow account to pay for the security and Vallejo civil rights attorney Melissa Nold said she would match that amount. Nold is representing the family of 20-year-old Willie McCoy, who was riddled with 55 bullets in just over three seconds after he fell asleep in a Taco Bell drive-thru in Vallejo in 2019.
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