this is the opening session of the hearing to determine whether the shooters, keith sandy, and dominic perez, will face a criminal trial. >> do you wish to make a statement? >> we, do your honor. >> after boyd's death there was a scathing report on the police. it highlighted patterns of excessive force and culture of aggress. >> those 19 the officers had 19 auto or semi auto weapons. among them they had 737 rounds of ammunition. >> this is the first time in decades that an apd shooting has led to criminal proceedings against an officer. yet the city has paid tens of millions of dollars bringing lawsuits against the police. the families say many of the officers involved have escaped scrutiny and remain on the force. officers they say should never have been allowed to join in the first place. 2011, two apd detectives came to this house to speak to 27-year-old christopher torrid. his parents rushed home after receiving a call from the neighbor. >> the crime lab was here. the personnel carrier was here. there were officers up and down the street, perched on rooftops. i'm thinking what in the wor