FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Mario Riquelme,
Acting Director
Phone: 305.416.1440
mriquelme@miamigov.com
CONTACT: Jonelle Adderley
Office of Commissioner Richard P. Dunn II,
Phone: (305)250-5394
Jadderley@miamigov.com
Bluee Ribbon Panel Investigating Police Shootings Joing With Miami-Dade State Attorney's Officeto Update Public
Miami, FL (September 30, 2010 ) —City of Miami, District 5 Commissioner Richard P. Dunn, Blue Ribbon Commission Chairman Larry Handfield,
and distinguished panel members
will join the Miami-Dade State Attorneys’ Office for a public discussion into how police involved shootings are investigated. The meeting will be held Friday, October 1, 2010 at 6:00p.m. inside Miami City Hall at 3500 Pan American Drive.
“The commission chambers was selected as the meeting site, in order to be televised live via the City’s channel 77.
Residents may also view the meeting live online at http://www.miamigov.com/evideo/pages/”
The Blue Ribbon Panel was created by District-5 Commissioner Richard Dunn in the wake of multiple police involved shootings in the community. Chairman Larry Handfield, a local attorney, has requested the State Attorneys’ Office provide details as to how exactly shootings of this nature are investigated.
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“Our residents deserves answers and solutions that will promote peace within the community,” says Handfield.
The meeting is open to the public.
For more information, contact the Office of Commissioner Dunn at (305) 250-5390.
WHAT: Blue Ribbon Panel Investigating Miami Police Shootings Public Meeting.
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WHEN: Friday, October 1, 2010 at 6:00pm