A San Francisco cop has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after twice shooting an unarmed schizophrenic man on the doorstep of his own home, District Attorney Chesa Boudin has announced.
Kenneth Cha shot and wounded Sean Moore after he attacked his partner, Officer Colin Patino, when they were responding to a call from Moore's neighbor who claimed he was pounding on the wall of his apartment.
Moore, 46, died of his injuries in San Quentin in January 2020 while serving out a sentence on unrelated charges.
Cha is the second San Francisco police officer in history to be charged with homicide while on duty - the first case was also charged by Boudin who has vowed to crackdown on bad cops. The latest prosecution is the DA's fifth alleging excessive force by the police.
In April, the city of San Francisco agreed to pay $3.25 million to Moore's mother, Cleo Moore, to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit.
Moore, 46, died of his injuries in San Quentin in January 2020 while serving out a sentence on unrelated charged
Kenneth Cha (pictured) is the second San Francisco police officer in history to be charged with homicide while on duty - the first case was also charged by Boudin who has vowed to crackdown on bad cops
'We rely on officers to follow their training and to deescalate situations; instead, in just eight minutes, Officer Cha elevated a nonviolent encounter to one that took Sean Moore's life,' Boudin said in a statement. 'Sean Moore was unarmed and at his own home when Officer Cha shot him twice.'
Cha's attorney, Scott Burrell, called the decision to file charges surprising and disappointing. He noted that Boudin is likely to face a recall election soon.
Officer Colin Patino was shoved down a flight of stairs by Moore
'The facts of this case have never changed,' Burrell said in a statement. 'Officer Cha
