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The Salinas Police Department was faced with an online petition, tense protests outside the police station, and a possible lawsuit Wednesday as residents declared officers used racist judgement and unnecessary lethal force while killing three Hispanic men in three separate incidents in 2014.March 20: Angel Ruiz was armed with an Air soft pellet gun outside a restaurant on Constitution Boulevard when he was fatally shot by police.May 9: Osman Hernandez, 26, was armed with a lettuce knife when police shot him in the head outside Mi Pueblo in a busy shopping center on East Alisal Street. Hernandez was clutching a lettuce knife and ignoring police commands when he was shot, according to the police chief. May 20: An unnamed man armed with gardening shears was followed by police down North Sanborn Road before he was shot dead in front of several witnesses, including one witness who was recording with a camera. Police said he had threatened to kill a woman and tried to break into her home.PHOTOS: 3 Salinas police shootingsAn attorney for Hernandez's family filed a civil claim against the city for $2 million in damages on Wednesday. The city has 45 days to respond before the family and their attorney, Christopher Dolan, can file a lawsuit."There is something seriously wrong. It's horrific. These men were shot down in cold blood," Dolan said.Police Chief Kelly McMillin said the officers who killed Hernandez did nothing wrong.Police have not released the name of the man killed Tuesday, but they are holding a press conference Thursday that is not open to the public.KSBW announced plans on-air that it would live stream the press conference on KSBW.com. Minutes later, the Salinas Police Department sent an email to the media saying no live streaming would be allowed."Live streaming will not be allowed at the 3 p.m. press conference on 5-22-2014 in regards to the Officer Involved Shooting of 5-20-2014. SPD apologizes for any inconvenience," the email stated.At the same time the civil claim was filed, demonstrators protested outside the Salinas police station and City Hall, confronted detectives who were arriving and leaving, and yelled out "murderers," and "shame on you" at the chief. One protest sign read, "We empower Salinas P.D. to protect us not kill us."McMillin walked out of the police station and told protesters, "I absolutely welcome folks to protest, that’s why City Hall exists, but I ask they also need to be respectful to officers doing work. It doesn’t serve any purpose by getting in their way."Meanwhile, a petition was created Wednesday on Change.org called Justice Salinas. By 5:40 p.m, more than 1,000 people had signed the petition.The petition's author, Cesara Chavez, wrote, "The East Salinas community is in need of clarity and answers in the wake of a series of police shootings in our neighborhood streets. There has been a historic practice seen in law enforcement that targets boys and young men of color in cities across California, and we have watched it unfold over the past two weeks on our own streets. It is critical our law enforcement officials are transparent in their actions, held accountable for their behavior, and properly trained to provide culturally responsive and socially conscious patrol and procedural practices to ensure the trust, safety, and communication needed to successfully serve in the best interest of our community. East Salinas and the broad community deserve dignity and answers."Fourteen Salinas police investigators were busy back at the shooting scene Wednesday trying to answer questions."We completely understand that there is genuine concern and questions that need to be answered. We want to be able to come forth with all the facts,” Cmdr. Vince Maiorana said. "It's a horrible situation when you have lost of life. We take investigations seriously no matter who is involved, so I just hope people don't rush to judgment."On Tuesday, a witness recorded video of two Salinas police officers pointing guns at a man outside Delicia's Bakery on North Sanborn Road.VIDEO: Frame by frame analysis of Salinas police shootingThe man was carrying gardening shears and can been seen walking away from police as the officers follow him down the street. Officers have their guns drawn and pointed at the man.Just like the Mi Pueblo incident, the man did not listen to police commands. A few moments later, the officers suddenly opened fire.Witnesses can be heard shouting expletives at the officers as a body lay on the ground.“Why the f— didn’t you Taser him? You guys didn’t even try,” one woman yells.(WARNING: Graphic content) Watch the full video showing Salinas police killing the man on May 20 below:Salinas OIS on YouTubeMobile users click here for full video.