Calif. officers who fatally shot Stephon Clark won’t face charges
By: The Associated Press, policeone.com
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The two Sacramento police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed man last year prompted nationwide protests will not face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Saturday.
Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said Officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet used lethal force lawfully. The officers have said they thought Clark, a vandalism suspect, had a gun but investigators found only a cellphone.
“We must recognize that they are often forced to make split-second decisions and we must recognize that they are under tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving circumstances,” Schubert said.
