Kenneth Cha is a police officer from San Francisco. Cha has been charged with manslaughter after he shot Sean Moore, an unarmed man, in 2017. Moore died in 2020 from an “acute intestinal obstruction” due to a bullet wound from the shooting.
Kenneth Cha Manslaughter Allegation
Cha Arrested, Charged After Sean Moore Death. “The officer, Kenneth Cha, was charged for shooting Sean Moore after he and his partner, Officer Colin Patino, responded to a call that Mr. Moore was violating a restraining order early on Jan. 6, 2017, according to the district attorney’s office. Mr. Moore died on Jan. 20, 2020, of what the coroner’s report said was “acute intestinal obstruction” because of bullet wounds to his abdomen from the shooting.” [NY Times]
DA: Cha Shot Moore After Just Eight Minutes On Scene. “Officer Cha shot Mr. Moore twice in the abdomen. The officers had been on the scene just eight minutes. The gunshots lacerated Mr. Moore’s liver and struck his right colon, scarring internal organs and causing severe abdominal adhesions. Mr. Moore died on January 20, 202o; the coroners’ report indicated the cause of death was homicide and that he died from Acute Intestinal Obstruction as a result of the bullet wounds.” [SF DA Statement]
DA: Violence From Cops “Denigrates” Hard Work Of Other Officers. “When officers inflict unwarranted violence in flagrant disregard of their training, it denigrates the hard work of other police officers and shatters the trust our community places in law enforcement” [DA Chesa Boudin]
ACLU: Death Is “Indictment” Of System. “Mr. Moore’s death is also a searing indictment of the entire carceral system, one that responds to mental health disorders with criminalization and incarceration instead of with treatment and compassion” [ACLU of N California Director Yoel Y Haile]
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