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Feds to probe Stephon Clark shooting after California attorney general declines to seek charges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Federal authorities said Tuesday they will launch their own investigation into two police officers who shot and killed a 22-year-old unarmed black man in Sacramento last year.

U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott and Sean Ragan, who heads the FBI's Sacramento office, said the probe will determine whether the slaying of 22-year-old Stephon Clark violated his federal civil rights.

"That examination will involve a review of the substance and results of the state

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