Breaking News: Sacramento police officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark after apparently mistaking his cellphone for a gun will not face criminal charges, prosecutors announce
, and despite heavy rain, Sacramento braced for more unrest over the weekend as word of the decision spread.
Clark was shot on March 18 after police answered a 911 call about vandalism. Mercadal and Robinet responded and were directed to Clark by a deputy in a Sheriff’s Department helicopter who spotted Clark allegedly breaking a sliding glass door in a nearby backyard, then jumping a fence into his grandmother’s property. The two officers pursued him, firing 10 shots each after one officer yelled that Clark had a gun. Clark was hit at least seven times.
Ed Obayashi, a lawyer and Plumas County sheriff’s deputy who consults statewide on use of force, said Schubert’s analysis was a reflection of current case law and that the decision against filing charges was legally sound.
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