Vallejo police officer Jarrett Tonn was terminated after the shooting, but it was just overturned. Now, the Monterrosa family, their attorney, and advocates are calling the community to stand together to overrule the decision.
Now, the Monterrosa family, their attorney, and advocates are calling the community to stand together."We're here to overrule that decision. We've decided as a community that decision cannot stand," said Monterrosa family attorney Lee Merritt."We're calling community to show up and pack the room to demand that he does not get his job back to not be reinstated.
Merritt says he's also setting aside his own money and also starting a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a private security force to monitor Officer Tonn's actions in the community. "We're going to identify the location that Jarrett Tonn has been assigned to police. We are going to police the community from him," said Merritt.
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