Prosecution would not be able to prove shots were not taken in self defense, report found.
Two Hayward police officers who used deadly force against a man in 2018 cannot be held criminally liable for their actions, found the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Public Accountability Unit after re-reviewing the case that had been previously considered by the prior administration, according to a news release from Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price.
accused in the death of Mario Gonzalez in 2021, the only other case of the six that has been reinvestigated. PriceAround 9:19 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2018, the two officers shot Gonsalez multiple times in front of 24697 Oneil Avenue, according to the report. Gonsalez had been approaching Wooley brandishing a razor blade, which the officer believed was a knife. Gonsalez had fourteen bullet wounds, but investigators could not determine how many bullets he was struck by or which officer they came from.
The PAU reviewed all the materials that had been evaluated by the previous administration’s Officer Involved Shooting Team as well as the report written by the team and deposition given by Wooley in a civil case against the city of Hayward, according to the news release. The DA’s office also hired Dr. Ian T. Adams, an expert on the use of force, to review the case.
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