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John Tennis – Sacramento Police Department

Written by CBKN76

In July 2016, Officer John Tennis was involved in the fatal shooting of Joseph Mann, a Black man, after attempting to run him over with a patrol car. The incident led to public outcry and scrutiny of the department’s use-of-force policies. Tennis was fired in 2017, marking the last documented instance of an officer being terminated for a shooting or causing injury in the department.

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