"A few years back when crime was much worse in the Bay Area and every city seemed to hate its District Attorney, one of the many killings that galvanized public sentiment against then-Alameda County DA Pamela Price was the 2021 daylight murder of security guard Kevin Nishita. Nishita was a retired Colma and San Jose police officer who was providing security for a KRON4 news team that was doing a segment on a masked mob breaking into an Oakland clothing store."
"Nishita was shot in the chest when a trio of suspects tried to steal the news crew's camera equipment. The case was originally charged by Price's predecessor Nancy O'Malley, but Price was seen to have been botching the prosecution when she took office and then concluded that a different alleged gang member was the one who pulled the trigger. And then she declined to file sentencing enhancements that would have lengthened the three suspects' prison sentences."
Three men accused in the killing of security guard Kevin Nishita have pleaded guilty, with only the shooter admitting to first-degree murder. Nishita, a retired Colma and San Jose police officer, was providing security for a KRON4 news crew covering a masked mob breaking into an Oakland clothing store when he was shot in the chest during an attempted camera theft. The case was originally charged by Nancy O'Malley; Pamela Price later drew criticism for prosecutorial decisions and for declining to seek sentencing enhancements. Shooter Laron Gilbert pleaded to first-degree murder and faces 30 years to life; two others pleaded no contest to robbery.
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