SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION IS
PROPOSING TAKING OVER DUTIES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE
OFFICERS FIRED, CHARGED AND
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
MURDER CHARGES, THERE HAS TO
BE MALICE OR FORETHOUGHT.
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
CHARGE STEMMING FROM A DEADLY
POLICE SHOOTING INSIDE A SAN
LEANDRO WALMART.
KENNY CHOI SPOKE WITH THE
FAMILY OF THE MAN WHO DIED.
IT ALSO SHOWED THE BODY CAMERAS
VIDEO TO A FORMER LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO GET HIS
TAKE.
SO THE OFFICER HAS BEEN
CHARGED WITH VOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER, MEANWHILE THE
FAMILY SAYS THAT THEY ARE
SURPRISED AND THEY WANT TO
MURDER CHARGES INSTEAD.
WE WANT TO WARN YOU THAT THE
VIDEO WE ARE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU
MAY BE GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING
TO SOME VIEWERS.
IN HIS BODY CAMERAS VIDEO
RELEASED BY SAN LEANDRO POLICE,
STEPHEN TAYLOR HOLDING A
BASEBALL BAT ON APRIL 18 AND
REPORTED BY SECURITY OFFICER
TRYING TO LEAVE THE STORE
WITHOUT PAYING IS CONFRONTED BY
OFFICER JASON FLETCHER.
WE ASKED A FORMER LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WAS MORE
THAN 25 YEARS OF NEXT VARIANCE
TO ANALYZE THE FATAL
CONFRONTATION.
'S GREATEST ADVANTAGE WAS TO
TRY AND TAKE THAT BAT FROM HIM
PHYSICALLY.
BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY HOLDING IT
WITH ONE HAND.
BUT ONCE HE STARTED CROUCHING
AND ONCE A TASER WAS IN EFFECT
AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS IN
EFFECT, HE HAD NO CHOICE.
HE FIRED THAT ONE ROUND AT
CENTER MASS.
HE WENT ON TO SAY THE
SHOOTING WAS JUSTIFIED, AND
WARRANTED AND THE OFFICER TRIED
TO DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION
BUT WAS IN A POTABLE POSITION
BEFORE THAT SHOT WAS FIRED.
THAT KIND OF ARGUMENT WILL
LIKELY BE MADE IN A COURTROOM
IF THIS GOES TO TRIAL.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS THE
POLICE OFFICER USED
UNREASONABLE DEADLY FORCE, THAT
CONFRONTATION LASTED LESS THAN
40 SECONDS. THE FAMILY ATTORNEY
FOR THE SHOOTING VICTIM,
STEPHEN TAYLOR, ALSO SAYS THAT
THE DAS OFFICE HAS FAILED IN
MANY ASPECTS INCLUDING NOT
COMMUNICATING WITH THE FAMILY
ENOUGH THEY STILL WANT AN IN
PERSON MEETING TO EXPLAIN WHY
MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES WERE FILED
AND NOT MURDER CHARGES.
