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Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/09/30, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police Department Officer -Involved Shootings and Deaths - 1 Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Officer -Involved Shootings and Deaths 305.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish policy and procedures for the investigation of an incident in which a person is injured or dies as the result of an officer -involved shooting or dies as a result of other action of a sworn officer, including traffic collisions. In other incidents not covered by this policy, the Chief of Police may decide that the investigation will follow the process provided in this policy. 305.2 POLICY The policy of the Santa Monica Police Department is to ensure that officer -involved shootings and deaths are investigated in a thorough, fair, and impartial manner. 305.3 TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS Officer -involved shootings and deaths involve several separate investigations. The investigations may include: • A criminal investigation of the incident by the agency having jurisdiction where the incident occurred. This Department may relinquish its criminal investigation to an outside agency with the approval of the Chief of Police, or designee. • A criminal investigation of the involved officer’s actions conducted by an outside agency. • An administrative investigation conducted by the involved officer's agency to determine if there were any violations of Department policy. 305.4 CONTROL OF INVESTIGATIONS (JURISDICTION) Jurisdiction is determined by the location of the shooting or death and the agency employing the involved officer. The following scenarios outline the jurisdictional responsibilities for investigating officer -involved shootings and deaths. 305.4.1 SANTA MONICA POLICE OFFICER WITHIN THIS JURISDICTION The Santa Monica Police Department is responsible for the criminal investigation of the suspect's actions and the officer's actions, and a comprehensive administrative investigation. This Police Departme nt is also responsible for conducting a comprehensive administrative investigation. The administrative investigation will address any violations of Department policy, identified training issues, or other factors. The criminal investigation of the officer -involved shooting conducted by the District Attorney's Office will address any potential criminality on the part of the involved officer(s). Policy 305 Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/09/30, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police Department Officer -Involved Shootings and Deaths - 2 Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Officer -Involved Shootings and Deaths 305.4.2 SANTA MONICA POLICE OFFICER IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION The agency where the incident occurred has criminal jurisdiction and is responsible for the criminal investigation of the incident. The agency may relinquish its criminal investigation of the suspect (s) to the Santa Monica Police Department or another agency . The Santa Monica Police Department is responsible for conducting the administrative investigation of the involved officer(s) and will complete the investigation in a timely matter. 305.4.3 ALLIED AGENCY'S OFFICER WITHIN THIS JURISDICTION The Santa Monica Police Department is responsible for the criminal investigation of the suspect's and officer's actions. The Santa Monica Police Department may relinquish its criminal investigation of the officer to his/her employing agency. The criminal investigation of the officer -involved shooting will also be conducted by the District Attorney's Office. The officer's employing agency will be responsible for any civil and/or administ rative investigation(s). 305.5 INVESTIGATION PROCESS The following procedures are guidelines used in the investigation of an officer -involved shooting or death resulting from police action. 305.5.1 UNINVOLVED OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES Upon arrival at the scene of an officer-involved shooting, the first uninvolved SMPD officer will be the officer -in-charge and will assume the responsibilities of a supervisor until properly relieved. This officer should, as appropriate: (a) Secure the scene and identify and eliminate hazards for all those involved. (b) Take reasonable steps to obtain emergency medical attention for injured individuals. (c) Request additional resources from the Department or other agencies. (d) Coordinate a perimeter or pursuit of suspects. (e) Check for injured persons and ev acuate as needed. (f) Brief the supervisor upon arrival. 305.5.2 SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES Upon arrival at the scene, the first uninvolved Santa Monica Police Department supervisor should: (a) Ensure the tactical stability of the incident. (b) Take all reasonable steps to obtain emergency medical attention for all apparently injured individuals. (c) Attempt to obtain a brief overview of the situation from any uninvolved officers. 1. In the event that there are no uninvolved officers who can supply adequate overview, the supervisor should attempt to obtain a brief voluntary overview from one involved officer. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/09/30, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Monica Police Department Officer -Involved Shootings and Deaths - 3 Santa Monica Police Department Santa Monica Police Department Policy Manual Officer -Involved Shootings and Deaths (d) If necessary, the supervisor may administratively order any Santa Monica Police Department officer to immediately provide public safety information necessary