MARTINEZ, Calif. — A California deputy has been charged with manslaughter and assault in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a slow-moving car pursuit in 2018.
Contra Costa Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Hall was charged Wednesday with felony voluntary manslaughter and felony assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
Hall shot 33-year-old Laudemar Arboleda nine times in November 2018. A month ago, the deputy shot and killed a man who was armed with a knife.
An attorney for Hall said the DA's office previously cleared him, so the decision to file charges now seems “suspect." The charges come after a former Minneapolis officer was convicted of killing George Floyd, whose 2020 death sparked national protests.
Both 13-year-old Adam from Chicago and 18-year-old Aisha from Compton represent tragic deaths with little answers for the families.
