DA Office says 20 police officers in five shootings were not guilty
San Diego (CNS)-The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office issued a report on Friday stating that 20 local police officers will not face criminal charges related to five shooting incidents involving police officers, four of which resulted in deaths.
The report investigated in detail the July 2020 shooting incidents involving highway patrol personnel in San Diego, Chula Vista, and California.
Two of the cases involved the suspect shooting at the police. One of the men pointed an air gun at the police officer, and the other man ran towards the police officer with a metal rod. The last case involved a man who was shot and killed in a cross-county car chase. He pointed a black object at the police and found it was a toothbrush.