3 Alameda police officers charged in 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez: DA
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ABC7 San Francisco— Nearly three years after 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez died in custody, Alameda police officers are facing charges. The announcement comes after District Attorney Pamela Price said she was reopening the case earlier this year.
Los Angeles Times—3 Alameda police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez. Nearly three years after a Bay Area man died when police pinned him facedown, in a case that drew comparisons to the killing of George Floyd, the Alameda Police Department officers involved have been charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced. The charges in the death of Mario Gonzalez, 26, came Thursday. Gonzalez died after an altercation with police on April 19, 2021. No charges were filed against the officers at the time. An initial autopsy cited "physiological stress of...
SFGate—After previously being cleared, three Alameda police officers now face manslaughter charges. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged three East Bay police officers with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of 26-year-old Mario Gonzalez, according to a Thursday news release. Pamela Price, Alameda County District Attorney, made the decision to revisit Gonzalez’s case days after community members gathered enough signatures to prompt a recall election. The Gonzales case was one of eight in-custody death investigations reopened under Price’s leadership. According to...
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