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.
Ninth Circuit Asked to Revive Suit Over Stolen Gun Used in San Francisco Pier Shooting
The U.S. government says it can t be held liable for negligence because the connection between the theft of a ranger s gun and a shooting that happened four days later are too far apart.
A portrait of Kate Steinle displayed at a memorial site on Pier 14 in San Francisco, Calif.(Paul Chinn /San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) A lawyer for the family of a woman shot dead on a San Francisco pier by a federal ranger’s stolen gun asked a Ninth Circuit panel Wednesday to let a jury decide if the U.S. government should be held liable for her death.
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The U.S. Secretary of Labor, state of California and a slew of healthcare groups are urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court's orders finding that a UnitedHealth Group Inc unit unreasonably denied mental health and substance abuse coverage and ordering it to reprocess 67,000 claims.