A San Leandro police officer who was present but did not fire his service weapon when another officer fatally shot a man in a Walmart four years ago has filed a lawsuit alleging that the city damaged his career and violated his rights as a peace officer under state law by publicly releasing investigative records related to the shooting.
“He’s basically stuck,” said attorney Paul Goyette on behalf of the plaintiff, Stefan Overton. “He can’t promote, he can’t transfer, he can’t get specialty assignments of any kind.”
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