A new state law requiring independent investigations into police shootings is unlikely to help Iosia Faletogo’s family get the investigation they’re hoping for.

Faletogo was killed by Seattle police on New Year’s Eve after he ran from police during a traffic stop. Police say Faletogo had a loaded gun that turned out to be stolen.

Faletogo’s is the first case to test Initiative 940, which went into effect last month.

The initiative calls for, among other things, independent outside investigations into police use of deadly force. But Seattle is likely to be an exception because the department is operating under a federal consent decree, which supersedes state law.

State legislators have been working to clarify the law, which also requires increased de-escalation and mental health training for officers and changes the parameters for police officers to be charged for on-duty deaths.

Roger Goodman, chairman of the House Public Safety Committee, calls it an historic agreement between police and the community.