Bobbing for bad apples: True accountability still elusive in the SFPD slaying of Keita OâNeil
July 28, 2021
by Jeremy Miller
On Dec. 1, 2017, Keita âIckyâ OâNeil was shot to death by former rookie police officer Christopher Samayoa, who was only four days on the job at the time of the killing. Icky was a suspect in the carjacking of a California state lottery van, a vehicle which he had just recently abandoned when he was gunned down.
Six days later, on Dec. 7, 2017, a customary SFPD townhall meeting revealed damning details, including the shooterâs own unintentionally recorded body cam footage, leading to public outcry and demands for accountability. It was underscored that Icky was unarmed at the time of his death.