The San Francisco district attorney’s office released surveillance video of Walgreens security guards shooting a suspected shoplifter in late April.
The release of footage showing the events leading up to Banco Brown’s death comes after District Attorney Brooke Jenkins reiterated on Monday that he would not indict a security guard (identified as Michael Earl Wayne Anthony) in the case because no evidence was found. It was done in response to what you said. He refuted his “legitimate defence claim in court.”
“It’s hard to understand what’s going on in a video without sound or sound. That’s why you have to listen to what the security guards say, what the witnesses say, and everything else. I did,” Jenkins said on Monday, also releasing police records related to the April 27 shooting.
“I would also like to remind everyone that it is our responsibility as prosecutors to be able to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt before a jury of twelve. That is what we do. is the standard of proof in making prosecution decisions,” she added. “And in this case, we had to decide beyond reasonable doubt whether there was sufficient evidence to prove the case to a jury of 12 people. There was no such evidence. That is our conclusion, and that is why we have come to this decision.” ”
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The footage begins with Anthony standing near the door of Walgreens before confronting Brown as he leaves the store with a bag of merchandise.
The two then engage in a physical fight, with Anthony seen punching Brown.
Anthony was later seen pinning Mr Brown to the floor as customers lined up in and out of the store. After freeing her, she stood up, grabbed her bag, and left her store before turning around and appearing to gesture to Anthony.
Anthony then opened fire on Brown, who fell backwards onto the pavement outside.
Brown, 24, was taken to hospital where he was shot and killed.
In a police report released Monday, Anthony told investigators that Brown said, “I’ll stab you! I’ll stab you!” in struggle.
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“She looked like she was about to leave, but then turned to face me. I didn’t know what she meant at the time. “I picked up my gun and shot once as she turned around and as she moved forward,” the report added, quoting Anthony.
“I didn’t mean to take my life. It wasn’t my intention. I just wanted to stop the threats,” police said.
While Anthony held Brown to the floor, a witness who said the police were “unobstructed from start to finish” said that before Anthony could react, Brown said, “Let go, we fought one-on-one.” He testified to the police that he heard him saying, “I’ll do it.” “If you calm him down, I’ll set him free.”
However, San Francisco superintendent Sherman Walton said in a statement on Monday that the video did not justify the shooting. Along with Board Chairman Aaron Peskin, he plans to ask state attorneys general for an independent review of the prosecutor’s decision.
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Brown, who struggled with homelessness, worked as a community organizer for the Young Women’s Freedom Center, a nonprofit that helps young women and transgender youth, according to the Associated Press.
“You don’t need to watch the video to know that Banco Brown’s murder was unjustified,” Julia Arroyo, co-director of the center, said in a statement on Monday. Stated. “We must accept the solemn reality that: [she] Killed for no other reason than $14. โ
Fox News’ Louis Casiano and Associated Press contributed to this report.