The city of San Francisco will pay $2.5 million to the mother of an unarmed Black man killed by a rookie San Francisco Police Department officer in 2017 after.
Lawsuit Over Police Shooting of Unarmed Man in San Francisco Headed for Trial
It was a former rookie cop’s fourth day on the job when he shot and killed an unarmed man, resulting in manslaughter charges filed last year.
San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott speaks to reporters in San Francisco on May 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) A jury must decide if a former San Francisco police officer being prosecuted for manslaughter used excessive force when he shot and killed an unarmed man fleeing from a stolen van, a federal judge ruled Monday.
It was rookie officer Chris Samayoa’s fourth day on the job on Dec. 1, 2017, when he shot and killed 42-year-old Keita “Iggy” O’Neil from the passenger seat of a squad car. O’Neil had jumped out of a stolen California State Lottery minivan and tried to run away in Samayoa’s direction when other patrol cars blocked his path.
Former SFPD officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter
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FILE A former San Francisco police officer on Monday pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges in connection with a 2017 police shooting in the city s Bayview neighborhood that left a man dead.
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A former San Francisco police officer on Monday pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges in connection with a 2017 police shooting in the city s Bayview neighborhood that left a man dead.
Last month, District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced his office had charged former officer Christopher Samayoa with voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, assault by an officer, and negligent discharge of a firearm for the Dec. 1, 2017 officer-involved shooting that killed 42-year-old Keita O Neal.