Hearing on death of mentally ill transgender Berkeley womanJeff Shuttleworth, October 23rd
Several community groups tonight will present the findings of a "people's investigation" into the death of a mentally ill transgender woman after a struggle with Berkeley police officers in February.
The Berkeley Police Review Commission is holding a meeting on the issue because Berkeley Copwatch and other groups who prepared a report on the death of Kayla Moore, also known as Xavier Moore, gathered enough signatures to require one.
Moore, 41, died shortly after a struggle with police that occurred at her apartment at the Gaia Building in the 2100 block of Allston Way shortly before midnight on Feb. 12.
Berkeley police said in a lengthy report in May that they believe Moore's death was an accident and that officers acted appropriately.
http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2013-10-18/article/41562?headline=Hearing-Tonight-on-Death-of-Mentally-Ill-Transgender-Berkeley-Woman
