The State : Police Union Sues San Jose

The San Jose police officers’ union has filed suit against the city, charging that inadequate staffing contributed to the shooting death of a police officer by a crazed gunman last month. “The situation probably would have been resolved if there had been two officers there,” said Carm Grande, president of San Jose Police Officers’ Assn. Officer Gene Simpson, 45, was killed Jan. 20 after he responded alone to a call that led to a confrontation with a mentally unstable suspect outside a downtown doughnut shop. After overpowering Simpson, the suspect used the officer’s .357 Magnum service revolver to shoot him in the head.