The decision by prosecutors to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Eric McKinley ends an eight-month legal saga.
Defense Attorney Jim Shore, left, and his client, Alameda Police Officer Eric McKinley, stand in court during his hearing on the death of Mario Gonzalez at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. charged in the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing while being pinned to the ground by multiple Alameda police officers.
“Although Dr. Omalu did not change his ultimate opinion on the cause of death, multiple key inconsistencies by this now hostile yet necessary witness led the People to conclude they could not meet their burden of proving Officer McKinley committed involuntary manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt,” the district attorney’s office said in a statement.after being contacted by Alameda officers who suspected he had broken a municipal code banning open alcohol containers in public.
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