Hancock Releases Statement on the Marvin Booker Case

"The incident occurring that resulted in the death of Marvin Booker was a tragedy. Today, I applaud Mayor Vidal for finally releasing the controversial videotape of Booker to his family and to the public today. As a city leader, I have pushed for transparency in our public safety system and will continue these efforts to increase accountability and openness as mayor.

"Further, I am pleased to see that the Sheriff’s Department has suspended the use of the carotid hold and will evaluate the use-of-force policies. As mayor, I will work to change the culture from top to bottom to ensure that excessive force is never tolerated."