"Matthew Concannon and Anthony Chavez were indicted in 2023 for the killing of Christopher Deandre Mitchell, who was holding an air rifle at the time of the shooting. Concannon claimed he believed Mitchell was reaching for a real gun when he opened fire."
"The case against the officers spanned three district attorney administrations, with initial clearance by Jackie Lacey, followed by a reopening of the investigation by George Gascón, who assigned a special prosecutor to review the decision."
Manslaughter charges against former Torrance police officers Matthew Concannon and Anthony Chavez were dismissed after a lengthy investigation into the 2018 shooting death of Christopher Deandre Mitchell. Mitchell, a car theft suspect, was shot while holding an air rifle. The case was reopened by former District Attorney George Gascón, but current District Attorney Nathan Hochman determined that the evidence was insufficient to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. The dismissal followed a series of technical delays in court.
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