Police Chief Greg Suhr has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the San Francisco Police Department’s policies, procedures and training, police said Thursday amid criticism for the fatal shooting of Mario Woods on Dec. 2 .
Suhr is also seeking help from the DOJ’s Community Oriented Policing Services Office to decide how officers should respond to suspects with edged weapons, according to a statement. Woods was reportedly armed with a kitchen knife when five officers opened fire on him in the Bayview.