Full Video: Sacramento County DA Announces No Charges in Stephon Clark's Police Shooting Death

Описание: No criminal charges will be filed against the two officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said Saturday afternoon.

DA Anne Marie Schubert made the announcement during a news conference. She said she talked to Clark’s family in the morning before the announcement.

“When we look at all of these facts and circumstances, we look at all of it, everything. We ask our question that we started out with again. And that question is: Was a crime committed? And, there's no question that a human being died," Schubert said. "But, when we look at the facts and the law, and we follow our ethical responsibilities, the answer to that question is no. And as a result, we will not charge these officers with any criminal liability related to the shooting death and use of force on Stephon Clark.”

Schubert said she understands the outrage the findings will cause in the community.

“This review does not address civil responsibility,” Schubert said. “I acknowledge these are valid conversations to be had (and) I look forward to be part of them. But, that is not the topic of today.”

Clark’s mother spoke to the news outside the family home in south Sacramento after Schubert announced the findings, saying the DA failed.

“I’m praying that the attorney general will pick up where she failed. My faith in the justice system is what it has been: It's not for us -- it's not for the black community,” Sequette Clark said. “It’s what they've shown us time and time again. That's about it. I feel like, shame on the DA, shame on her. I know she will not sleep well at night -- she can't. The video that my sons, my family, has watched. They said it looks different from the first video. I don't know if there's any truth to that. I just know that it's just not right -- and no justice, no peace.”

The investigation results come a month after the district attorney's office said the results of the investigation into the officers involved in the shooting had to be delayed due to new information from the California Department of Justice.

During the announcement, Schubert presented the evidence DA investigators looked at and considered before making the decision not to file charges. All the evidence used in the DA's investigation can be found here.

EVIDENCE PRESENTED BY SCHUBERT

The investigation included 21 cameras from responding Sacramento police officers and a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department helicopter. It also includes crime lab reports, a Sacramento County coroner’s report, photographs, dispatch recordings and more.

“I want to warn everybody what we will hear and see is very graphic. Although we deal with this in a dispassionate manner to be objective, this does not mean we lack compassion,” Schubert said before presenting the evidence the DA’s office used to determine the findings.

Clark was shot and killed on March 18, 2018, in his grandparents' backyard in south Sacramento. The two responding officers believed he was armed and shot Clark, police said. Investigators later discovered Clark was holding a cellphone.

Officers were responding to a call about a person breaking car windows at night. The officers did not know Clark was the suspect connected to the call and they did not know he was in his grandparents’ backyard. DNA and physical evidence now link Clark to the broken car windows.

A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department helicopter led the officers to Clark, who ran away and into the backyard.

Schubert said the videos show that as the officers rounded the corner, Clark was facing the officers and that his arms were outstretched. The officers said they saw a flash of light and believed it was a glare from a gun muzzle.

The officers then told Clark to show them his hands. Then, the officers are heard yelling, “gun, gun, gun,” before they fired 20 rounds at Clark.

“The officers clearly believed he had a gun,” Schubert said, adding they even discussed how to remove the gun from Clark.


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