Brooke Jenkins said that her office will not press charges against a security guard who fatally shot a suspected shoplifter last month.
of the deadly altercation was released by Jenkins' office on Monday. In the clip, Anthony is seen stepping in front of Brown as he tries to leave the store, but Brown pushes against Anthony, starting a tussle.report
from Jenkins' office said that Anthony told Brown he would"let go" if Brown"calmed down." Brown then grabs his belongings and heads for the door, walking backward out of the Walgreens while facing Anthony. Brown then takes a small step toward the security guard while he continues to move out the door, which prompts Anthony to draw his firearm and shoot the suspect once in the chest.
Jenkins announced alongside the release of the video that her office would not be pursuing charges against Anthony, saying in athat there was not enough evidence to rebuff Anthony's statements that he was acting in self-defense. Anthony told police that Brown had repeatedly threatened to"stab" him, but officers did not find a weapon in the suspect's possession.
"Banko Brown's death has deeply impacted me and our city," Jenkins said in her statement."I join his friends, family, and community in grieving him & searching for ways to address the systemic issues that led us to where we are today, with one young Black man dead & another potentially looking at life in prison."
The district attorney's decision was immediately met with pushback from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, including board President Aaron Peskin, who said in a statement to
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