Miami police exhibited pattern of excessive force, Justice Dept. says

Miami police have engaged in a pattern of excessive use of force through officer-involved shootings, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.

The Justice Department conducted a comprehensive investigation and found that officers intentionally shot at people on 33 separate occasions from 2008 until 2011 and the police department concluded three of those instances were unjustified. The Justice Department said a number of additional shootings were "questionable at best."

The findings also noted that seven officers participated in more than a third of the shootings in question.

The Justice Department also concluded the police department did not conduct timely investigations of such shootings. In addition, the findings said the police had "deficient tactics" and that improper actions had been taken by specialized police units.

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