Willie McCoy

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Willie McCoy was killed by Vallejo police officers in February 2019. Six officers fired 55 times at McCoy's car after he was found asleep inside allegedly with a gun on his lap.

  Dec 18, 2019

In Vallejo, police kill with near impunity

Since 2010, no Vallejo officer has been disciplined for using deadly force, despite multiple shootings of unarmed people—including a man holding a can of beer. And active police union leaders have been involved in the shooting investigations....

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  Jun 27, 2019

Lawsuit over rapper’s death seeks to put Vallejo police under federal control

Burris’s office listed 23 other recent incidents of alleged misconduct by Vallejo police....

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  Jun 25, 2019

Vallejo city manager doesn’t think city’s police use excessive force

He cited statistics that Vallejo police respond to 65,000 calls for service per year and use force during 150 of them....

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  Feb 17, 2019

Crowd remembers rapper killed by Vallejo police

McCoy, 20, was a rapper who performed under the name Willie Bo. He was allegedly found unconscious in his 2006 Mercedes in the drive-through lane at the Taco Bell at 974 Admiral Callaghan Lane....

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