San Diego DA's office clears 20 officers in five separate police shootings
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and last updated 2021-07-02 21:34:36-04
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County District Attorney's Office released reports Friday indicating that 20 local police officers will not face criminal charges related to five separate officer-involved shootings, four of which resulted in fatalities.
The reports detail investigations into shootings involving San Diego, Chula Vista and California Highway Patrol officers dating back to July of 2020.
Two of the cases involved suspects firing shots at officers.
One involved a man pointing an airsoft pistol at officers, while another involved a man wielding a metal rod and running toward officers. The final case involved a man who was fatally shot following a cross-county car chase in which he pointed a black object at officers, which turned out to be a toothbrush.