D.A. Will Not Prosecute Security Officer For Fatal Shooting
San Francisco CA May 2, 2023
Last week, a security officer in San Francisco California was charged with murder after shooting a female shoplifter at a Walgreen store.
This week, after the San Francisco’s district attorney’s office reviewed all evidence, a decision has been made not to prosecute the security officer and he has been released from jail.
District Brooke Jenkins stated on Monday that her office reviewed video surveillance, conducted interviews, and looked at the evidence and she does not believe that her office can substantiate or prove the murder charge beyond a reasonable doubt.
Michael Earl Wayne Anthony, 33, the security officer involved in the shooting is now, once again, a free man.
Authorities say that the shoplifter, China Brown attacked the security officer violently and that he had no choice but to use lethal force to defend himself.
Large crowds gathered outside the Walgreen store in protest and a fence was put up around the site while police monitored the crowd from a nearby location.
Protestors say that the woman was stealing because she was a hungry, a claim officials dispute though they did not say what merchandise was stolen.
