In a first, San Francisco DA charges on-duty police officer with homicide
Source: CBS News
A former rookie San Francisco police officer who was on his fourth day on the job when he fatally shot an unarmed carjacking suspect in 2017 has been charged with manslaughter, the city's top prosecutor announced Monday. District Attorney Chesa Boudin said it marked the first time a San Francisco law enforcement officer has been charged with a homicide while on duty.
Christopher Samayoa was charged with voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, assault by an executive officer, assault with a semi automatic firearm and negligent discharge of a firearm in the killing of 42-year-old Keita O'Neil, Boudin said.
"As far as we are aware, this is the first ever time that the San Francisco District Attorney's Office has filed homicide charges against a law enforcement officer for a homicide while on duty," Boudin said at a news conference.
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Samayoa's firing had generated outrage from the police officer union, which said previously he was fired for doing what he was trained to do.
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At least the police unions are admitting that that's what they're trained to do... 
