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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2016 file photo, a picture of Joseph Mann, who was killed by Sacramento Police last July, is displayed at a news conference held by his sister, Deborah, center, and brother, Robert Mann, right, in Sacramento, Calif. The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, cleared the two police officers involved, saying they acted lawfully when they shot and killed Mann. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Official: Sacramento police legally killed mentally ill man

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Crime scene tape surrounds the area as Sacramento Police officers investigate the fatal shooting of a knife-waving suspect by police, Monday, July 11, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Police were called to the area by witnesses who reported a man walking down the street waving a knife over his head, and that he had a gun in his waistband. When confronted by officers the man allegedly turned toward them with the knife and was shot by police. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Sacramento commits to independent review of police shootings

By ALISON NOON - Associated Press

Crime scene tape surrounds the area as Sacramento Police officers investigate the fatal shooting of a knife-waving suspect by police, Monday, July 11, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Police were called to the area by witnesses who reported a man walking down the street waving a knife over his head, and that he had a gun in his waistband. When confronted by officers the man allegedly turned toward them with the knife and was shot by police. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Lawyer says California police acted reasonably in killing

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Things to know of police killing of transient in Sacramento

By ALISON NOON - Associated Press

Crime scene tape surrounds the area as Sacramento Police officers investigate the fatal shooting of a knife-waving suspect by police, Monday, July 11, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Police were called to the area by witnesses who reported a man walking down the street waving a knife over his head, and that he had a gun in his waistband. When confronted by officers the man allegedly turned toward them with the knife and was shot by police. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Family of black man shot 14 times by police wants charges

By ALISON NOON - Associated Press

Crime scene tape surrounds the area as Sacramento Police officers investigate the fatal shooting of a knife-waving suspect by police, Monday, July 11, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Police were called to the area by witnesses who reported a man walking down the street waving a knife over his head, and that he had a gun in his waistband. When confronted by officers the man allegedly turned toward them with the knife and was shot by police. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Lawyer says California police acted reasonably in killing

By SUDHIN THANAWALA and DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Los Angeles Police officers stop their patrol vehicle to speak to neighbors and members of the community gathered around a makeshift memorial outside a residence on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Officers shot and killed Carnell Snell Jr. in south Los Angeles on Saturday at the end of a car chase, sparking a protest by several dozen people angered by another fatal police shooting of a black man. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Associated Press

Crime scene tape surrounds the area as Sacramento Police officers investigate the fatal shooting of a knife-waving suspect by police, Monday, July 11, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. Police were called to the area by witnesses who reported a man walking down the street waving a knife over his head, and that he had a gun in his waistband. When confronted by officers the man allegedly turned toward them with the knife and was shot by police. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Family of black man shot 14 times by police wants charges

By ALISON NOON - Associated Press