DA Boudin charges fired SFPD officer with manslaughter over fatal shooting

District Attorney Chesa Boudin announces charges against former SFPD Officer Christopher Samoyoa in the 2017 fatal shooting of Keita O’Neill at a press conference outside the Hall of Justice on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
Ex-Officer Christopher Samayoa to face criminal charges in killing of Keita O’Neil


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