the ag's office said the charges against christopher samayoa, the former police officer, could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. the decision is a relief for samayoa, who happens to be a new father. >> it's been a long road and we're happy that true justice has prevailed, the right decision has been made. >> reporter: now, green's lawyer, the aunt of keita o'neil, says the doj may take interest in this case, but he says his biggest hope is for new people to take office. the aunt of keita o'neil saying she's going to throw her support and attention into similar cases to her nephew's. ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> five years, such a long time for the family. thank you, ginger. >>> 6:35 right now. starting today, state park leaders are shutting down part of a much-travelled area of mount diablo state park on north gate road. this follows damage to the area during this year's winter storms. as a result, a portion of north gate road will be shut down through mid-september as crews work on repairs. south gate road will remain open. >> i wish they would make it wider. i

o'neill was shot and killed by former sfpd officer christopher samayoa in december of 2017.o'neill had just ditched a stolen van and seconds after arriving on scene. former officers samayoa fired a single shot from inside his police car, killing o'neill. since the shooting, samayoa was fired. and now that former officer is speaking out about what happened on that day, he says he goes over the details of that day. over and over again. it was a tragedy. that's all i can say. it was a tragedy that day. um you should have never happened, right? i mean, that they should have never happened. i should have, um ben helping people. in a different manner. um but, you know, i'm grateful that this decision was made because it was the right decision. ultimately california's attorney general rob bonta, had been considering criminal charges in this case, but has now released a letter explaining his position, saying that the former officer would likely raise a successful argument that he fired the shot in self defense and to apprehend a fleeing felon, brian ford, the attorney representing o

the attorney general's office said the charges against christopher samayoa could not be proven without reasonable. it's a huge relief for samayoa, who happens to be a new father. >> it's been a long road for chris samayoa and his family, and we're happy that finally true justice has prevailed, the right decision has been made. >> reporter: now, green's attorney says the doj may take interest in this case but his only hope is he says if new people come to power, o'neil's aunt says she's going to turn her attention to cases with similar circumstances. ginger conejero saab, "today in the bay." >> it's been a long time coming. thank you very much, ginger. >>> also today, an attorney is set to make a motion to remove the alameda county district attorney from an officer-involved shooting case. former officer jason fletcher is accused of shooting and killing taylor at a walmart back in 2020. taylor was allegedly trying to steal from the store. the former officer's attorney says district attorney pamela price has made venomous statements about police officers and he believes that would have a

attorney brooke jenkins had dismissed manslaughter charges against former san francisco officer christopher samayoa. he was charged in the shooting death of kitty o'neil in a pursuit following a car jacking o'neill turned out to be unarmed. the d. a accused her predecessor chase a body to filing the charge for political reasons and his office said, based on available evidence charges against them, iowa could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. now. 707 today the man accused of killing tech exec bob lee in san francisco, is due back in court judge is scheduled to saturday for a preliminary hearing to determine if there's enough evidence against name a moment to move ahead with the trial. many is accused of staff. abbing bob lee to death in the early morning hours of april 4th in san francisco. his lawyer entered a plea of not guilty in court. i'm gonna say my defense is it is an accident with. a cross between self defense and accident. there was no premeditation deliberation. absolutely not. we absolutely don't believe this is a whodunit. we believe that we have the murderer of mr lee. and that

o'neill was shot and killed by former sfpd officer christopher samayoa in december of 2017. police say o'neill had just ditched a stolen van and seconds after arriving on scene. former officer samayoa fired a single shot from inside his police car, killing o'neill. since the shooting, samayoa was fired. and now that former officer is speaking out about what happened on that day, he says he goes over the details of that day. over and over again. it was a tragedy. that's all i can say. it was a tragedy that day. um it should have never happened, right? i mean, that they should have never happened. i should have, um ben helping people. in a different manner. um but, you know, i'm grateful that this decision was made because it was the right decision. ultimately california's attorney general rob bonta, had been considering criminal charges in this case, but has now released a letter explaining his position, saying that the former officer would likely raise a successful argument that he fired the shot in self defense and to apprehend a fleeing felon, brian ford, the attorney repr

man during a chase state attorney general rob bonta says he will not press charges against christopher samayoathe district attorney, bruce jenkins, had told the family of karen o'neil in february that she intended to dismiss manslaughter charges against the now former officer. he shadow neil, who was unarmed during a pursuit following a car jacking , his office said. based on available evidence, and some i always claim of self defense. the charges against him could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. this morning. o'neill's aunt said she spoke with the attorney general, and she's disappointed by his decision. he believed the jury. um i would let him go. he didn't really give a good justification other than what's the norm. and i said, well, that's the norm. brooke jenkins accused her predecessor, tracy would dean of filing the charges against some iowa for political reasons, which bodine has denied. new at noon. the next court date has been set for a man accused of killing cash. app founder bobbly minis attorney and the prosecutor in court this morning to set a preliminary hearing date ca

attorney brooke jenkins had dismissed manslaughter charges against former san francisco officer christopher samayoa in the shooting death of keita o'neil in the pursuit following a carjacking, o'neill turned out to be unarmed. the district attorney accused her predecessor chase a boudin of filing the charge for political reasons, montas office said. based on the available evidence charges against some of your could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. the man accused of killing tech exec bob lee pleaded not guilty in a san francisco courtroom. the judge ordered the defendant neema momeni, to remain in jail. ktvu is christian captain reports that the defendant's attorney indicated today that they are preparing to argue momeni was acting in self defense. many entered a san francisco courtroom today packed with his family members and family and friends of bob lee, the man he's accused of stabbing to death in the early morning hours of april 4th. but many is attorney entered a not guilty plea on her client's behalf, saying this was never a who done it. but how did it happen? she said she will asser

general's office is declining to pursue charges against a former san francisco police officer, christopher samayoand that supports the officer's belief that it was necessary to shoot in self-defense. the attorney general's office said the charges against samayoa could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. o'neil's office had some choice words. >> when is this office, i asked him, going to have some [ bleep ] and stand up against these police officers that's abusing their position? >> the official dismissal is expected at 9:00 this morning at san francisco's hall of justice. >>> time to get a look at the forecast. cinthia pimentel in for kari. >>> we're going to hang on to the cloud cover, similar as we go into the day tomorrow, with breezy kicking up. temperatures taking a small dip on saturday before they start to rebound just a little sunday into monday. plenty of sunshine if you are taking your way into the inland valleys. we are tracking a little further a chance for sierra thunderstorms. if you're plans are taking you to tahoe, be mindful of that. sunday into monday we'll see temperatures

brooke jenkins had dismissed manslaughter charges against former san francisco police officer christopher samayoaoting death of kate o'neil and the police pursuit. after a car jacking investigators later said o'neill was unarmed district attorney jenkins accused her predecessor chaser bodine of filing the charge for political reasons, attorney general robert his office said. based on available evidence charges against them, iowa could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. it's 6 14, the family of an oakland restaurant owner who was killed a year ago, is now asking the public for help for new leads in the case. it's not real sometimes, um we just miss him so much, and i know a lot of people do too. june you nabo junior co owned the lucky 37. it's a filipino restaurant and the fruitvale neighborhood. he was shot and killed as he walked with his son to their car outside of the restaurant. not normal because. i wouldn't think i would be. having this day like at this age. police released this blurry photo of the suspected shooter. also they released a photo of the getaway car described as a black 2

jenkins had earlier dismissed manslaughter charges against former san francisco police officer christopher samayoaduring a pursuit that followed a carjacking, o'neill turned out to be unarmed former police officer is now speaking publicly about that deadly shooting for the very first time. it was a tragedy. that's all i can say. it was a tragedy that day. um it should have never happened, right? i mean, that they should have never happened. i should have, um, been helping people in a different manner. um, but, you know, i'm grateful that this decision was made because it was the right decision ultimately. marta says the former officer would likely raise a successful argument that he fired in self defense. the attorney representing the o'neill family say they are weighing all their legal options now, including whether to appeal to the u. s. department of justice. and oakland family is now making an emotional appeal to the hidden run driver who was responsible for the death of their loved one. the deadly crash happened wednesday night on 90/8 avenue near d street, not far from international boulevar

christopher semi ola in december of 2017. police say o'neill had just ditched a stolen van and seconds after arriving on scene. former officer samayoa fired a single shot from inside his police car, killing o'neill. since the shooting, samayoa was fired. and now that former officer is speaking out about what happened on that day, he says he goes over the details of that day over and over again. it was a tragedy. that's all i can say. it was a tragedy that day. um you should have never happened, right? i mean, that they should have never happened. i should have, um, been helping people. in a different manner. um but, you know, i'm grateful that this decision was made because it was the right decision. ultimately california's attorney general rob bonta, had been considering criminal charges in this case, but has now released a letter explaining his position, saying that the former officer would likely raise a successful argument that he fired the shot in self defense and to apprehend a fleeing felon. brian ford, the attorney representing o'neal's family, says that argument doesn't make sense. given the tight timeline of the officers a