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Police can edit evidence but are obliged to stay truthful over fear of lawsuits. Author: Jack Molmud (KFMB), Jesse Pagan Published: 6:51 PM PDT May 11, 2021 Updated: 7:21 PM PDT May 11, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. Escondido Police Officer Chad Moore’s body camera recorded the moments he shot and killed homeless resident Steven Olson in Escondido the morning of April 21, 2021.
The public got a chance to view that footage eight days later when a video about the incident was posted to the City of Escondido’s YouTube channel.
There you can see Officer Moore approach Olson, who was carrying metal objects, and point his gun at him. Olson walked toward him for a few feet while the officer told him to get back.
is the CEO of Interfaith Community Services. He lives in Escondido.
We at Interfaith Community Services mourn the killing of Mr. Steve Olson, the local man who was shot six times by an Escondido police officer on April 21. He was a client of Interfaith Community Services. He was also a son, a brother, an uncle and a veteran who served our country. Friday morning, Interfaith held a small, private memorial service for Steve’s family and the homeless community at our Escondido headquarters, where he used to receive services. It is with the support and approval of his family that we share details of how we tried to help him overcome mental illness, substance use and homelessness. We share for the sake of illuminating what our Escondido Police Chief Ed Varso has rightly described as a “broken system,” with individuals in Steve’s condition cycling between street homelessness, jail and services, too often unable to heal and improve their lives.
“Steve did not deserve what happened to him last week,” said Yusef Miller, homeless activist.
Family members were joined by homeless advocates, friends and other Escondido community members for a candlelight vigil at West 2nd Avenue and Broadway, where Steven Olson was killed.
“He fell on some hard times. He was down the wrong path but nothing he did deserve this kind of treatment,” Nicholas Olson said.
Many people in this group have protested in front of the police department several times since Steven Olson s death. They are asking officer Moore to be terminated and charged criminally.
So far, Escondido Police say an investigation is underway by the EPD crimes of violence unit and will be independently reviewed by the San Diego County District Attorney s office, U.S. Attorney s office and the FBI to determine if the officer s actions were reasonable under the law.