1. report to the City of Pasadena Concerning the Officer-Involved Shooting of Kendrec McDade
Michael Gennaco
Robert Miller
December 2015

2. Purpose of OIR group review
1. TO EVALUATE STRENGTH OF PPD CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION
WAS THE FACT GATHERING SUFFICIENTLY OBJECTIVE AND THOROUGH SO THAT PPD COULD EVALUATE THE ACTIONS OF ITS OFFICERS?
2. EVALUATE ROBUSTNESS OF PPD ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
ACCOUNTABILITY?
LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT?
FEEDBACK TO PPD AND INVOLVED OFFICERS?
3. RECOMMEND SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENTS TO PPD INVESTIGATIVE AND REVIEW PROCESS

3. FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENT TO FULFILL OIR GROUP MANDATE: ACCESS
INVESTIGATIVE MATERIALS: YES
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BRIEFING: YES
SCENE VISIT: YES
TRAINING PROTOCOLS: YES
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW: NO

4. OIR GROUP REVIEW OF PPD CRIMINAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SUFFICIENTLY ROBUST FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO MAKE DETERMINATION
THE LACK OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION NECESSARILY MADE THE SUBSEQUENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW SHALLOW AND BASED ON INCOMPLETE FACTS
RECOMMENDED IMPROVEMENTS ON INVESTIGATIVE PROTOCOLS
ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION IN ALL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS
OBTAIN STATEMENT FROM INVOLVED OFFICERS THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT
NO INVOLVED-OFFICER PREVIEW OF EVIDENCE UNTIL STATEMENT PROVIDED BY OFFICERS

5. OIR GROUP REVIEW OF PPD ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
IN PART BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION, THE SUBSEQUENT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DID NOT SUFFICIENTLY CONSIDER OR ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:
FAILURE TO ACTIVATE LIGHTS/SIREN AND IN CAR VIDEO
DRIVING WHILE HOLDING FIREARM AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION
DECISION TO EXIT RADIO CAR WITH NO COMMUNICATION WITH PARTNER OR FORMULATION OF PLAN
DECISION TO SEPARATE FROM PARTNER AND GO INTO FOOT PURSUIT TO OVERTAKE A BELIEVED TO BE ARMED SUSPECT
NO BROADCAST OF OFFICERS’ BELIEF THAT SUSPECT WAS ARMED
“CUT OFF/BOX IN” TECHNIQUE CREATED NUMEROUS OFFICER SAFETY ISSUES THAT INCREASED THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE

6. OIR GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS
PPD SHOULD CONDUCT AN ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION AFTER EVERY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
PPD SHOULD CONSIDER IN EVERY SUCH INCIDENT WHETHER DECISION MAKING THAT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH PRINCIPLES OF OFFICER SAFETY PLAYED A POTENTIAL ROLE IN THE OFFICER’S DECISION TO USE DEADLY FORCE
THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW SHOULD IDENTIFY AND CRITIQUE TACTICAL DECISION-MAKING AND DEVELOP A WRITTEN ACTION PLAN TO ENSURE SYSTEMIC AND INDIVIDUAL LEARNING
TAILORED FEEDBACK OF THE REVIEW SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO INVOLVED OFFICERS AND PPD

7. OIR GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS RE TRANSPARENCY
THE CITY OF PASADENA SHOULD COMMIT TO TRANSPARENCY BY PROVIDING AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF CRITICAL INCIDENTS WITH
PROVIDING THE REVIEWER FULL ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND MEETINGS
MAKING A COMMITMENT TO A PUBLIC REPORT OF THE INCIDENT