RICHMOND, Calif. - Dozens of Richmond police officers packed Tuesday night’s City Council meeting to protest low staffing levels and stalled contract negotiations, while also demanding that two officers involved in a fatal shooting last month be returned to duty.

Staffing level concerns, reinstatements

What we know:

The Richmond Police Officers’ Association called on city leaders to reinstate Officers Nicholas Remick and Colton Stocking. The police union says the officers were internally cleared by the department following the shooting of a man armed with knives, who was allegedly threatening his family. Last month, police released body camera video they said showed the officers trying to de-escalate the situation before firing when the man charged at them.

"They’re not being charg

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