A CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY HAS CALLED FOR A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS IN SALINAS. DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY (TUES), ATTORNEY JOHN BURRIS CALLED ON U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER TO LOOK INTO THE RECENT SHOOTINGS. OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, FOUR LATINO MEN HAVE BEEN FATALLY SHOT BY SALINAS POLICE OFFICERS. BURRIS HAS ALSO ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT JONATHAN SMITH, A CHIEF IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
