“In modern American policing, we are taught about de-escalation situations, and we saw none of that here. Brown and had no trouble wrestling him to the ground and no trouble subduing him,” he said. “It shows me the security guard punched Mr. Peskin told SFGATE last week that the video was worrying, and he said he wanted another prosecutor to review it. Department of Justice to review Jenkins’ decision, and news of Bonta’s move broke minutes before the board discussed that item.Īfter a speech in which District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio said, “It was personally hard for me to understand the district attorney’s interpretation of the video” that showed the shooting, District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safai alerted the board of Bonta’s decision, and the resolution passed without further discussion from the full board. In an interview with SFGATE last week, Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin said he found the surveillance footage “disturbing.” Peskin introduced a resolution to formally call on Bonta and the U.S.

She has said that the guard, Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, was acting in self-defense when he shot Brown - a determination that has been disputed by members of the public, as well as elected officials in the city. In announcing her decision last week, Jenkins released surveillance footage of the killing.

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