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SF officer charged with voluntary manslaughter for 2017 shooting of mentally ill man

2 November 2021


San Francisco, California, Officer Kenneth Cha

A San Francisco police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting a mentally ill and unarmed man in the city's Oceanview neighborhood in 2017, District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Tuesday. Officer Kenneth Cha faces the manslaughter count as well as an assault with a deadly weapon charge and enhancements for the shooting of Sean Moore on Jan. 6, 2017. Moore ended up dying in 2020 as a result of his injuries, prosecutors said. The District Attorney's Office said the case is only the second homicide prosecution against an on-duty law enforcement officer in San Francisco history. "We rely ...



 
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