Yakima police officers were involved in two separate fatal shootings within the last week. Both of those incidents are currently under departmental review.

When an an officer is involved in a shooting, what are the procedures? Who handles the investigation? Who decides if the officer's actions were justified?

Yakima police chief Dominic Rizzi was a guest on Wednesday's Mike Bastinelli Show. He talked about these recent events, and other issues that are affecting the Yakima Police Department and the citizens of Yakima right now.

Click this player to listen to the interview.

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Visit the Yakima Police Department's official webpage here.

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