SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco District Attorney on Monday charged a former rookie police officer for the death of a 42-year-old man three years ago -- the first time the DA's Office has filed homicide charges against law enforcement for homicide while on duty.
DA Chesa Boudin said he is charging the former officer, Chris Samayoa, with involuntary and voluntary manslaughter, assault by an executive office and negligence discharge of a firearm, stemming from the 2017 death of Keita O'Neil, who was unarmed at the time.Boudin said he is not seeking Samayoa's in-custody detention and he hopes he will surrender by the end of the week.