Gary Harki | Spotlight PA
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The lawsuit accuses troopers of using excessive force and the district attorney of misleading the public in connection with the December 2020 killing of Christian Hall. -
While the State Police agreed to make changes or consider policy revisions based on a state oversight committee’s recommendations, they did not give up the ability to investigate their own. -
Activists and Hall’s family are holding vigils in Pittsburgh and more than a dozen locations to remember the 19-year-old’s life and show officials they will not forget about his death. -
The case has become the impetus for sweeping new recommendations to reform who investigates state troopers when they injure or kill someone. -
Elected district attorneys who work closely with police decide whether officers should be charged and rarely refer these cases to the state attorney general.
