Rob Bonta promised the state DOJ would wrap police shooting probes in a year. The average has been almost 2.5 years, since a high-profile 2020 law took effect. The long turnaround leaves victims — and police — in a highly consequential limbo @nigelduara.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
Investigations into fatal shootings by California police take so long that officers often can't be decertified or prosecuted, a CalMatters investigation shows.