McCoy’s death has also sparked questions about police decisions to fire at unconscious people. In March, Oakland police officers fired at Joshua Pawlik, who had been lying unconscious on the ground between two houses with a handgun nearby, according to another lawsuit filed by Burris against the Police Department. He had been unresponsive for 45 minutes but eventually woke up and moved. The lawsuit says Pawlik did not reach for the gun.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 22, 2019 19:18 UTC