From [HERE] Miami police have rejected a demand from a citizens’ oversight panel to turn over all information on last summer’s police shooting death of DeCarlos Moore, likely leading to a courtroom showdown that could determine just how much power the publicly created panel can wield.

Two weeks ago the 11-member City of Miami Civilian Investigative Panel ordered Police Chief Miguel Exposito to turn over all records related to the July 5 shooting of Moore, the first of seven black men shot and killed by police in the inner city over a seven-month period. The panel gave Exposito 10 days to deliver the records.

With the passing of that deadline Wednesday, police department attorney George Wysong wrote the CIP saying the records would not be turned over because Moore’s shooting is still being investigated by police and the state attorney’s office.

Moore, who had no weapon, was shot and killed by Miami police officer Joseph Marin during a traffic stop in Overtown on July 5 after disobeying an order and returning to his car. Police killings of three other men in a six-week period over the summer led to tensions in the black community and among top city officials.