SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Council voted 6-2 Tuesday in favor of a resolution to support state legislation written by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, that would limit when law enforcement officers can use deadly force.
Should Assembly Bill 392 be codified, law enforcement officers around the state would still be able to use deadly force as self-defense. However, law enforcement officers would be held liable for homicide if an investigation finds they acted with criminal negligence or if their use of deadly force on a civilian was necessitated by the officer’s own actions.
