DA Files Homicide Charges Against SFPD Officer In Shooting Death Of Sean Moore

San Francisco CA

03 November, 2021

7:48 PM

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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local November 2, 2021 District Attorney Chesa Boudin's office announced homicide charges today against San Francisco Police Officer Kenneth Cha following the 2017 shooting of Sean Moore. Moore, who was unarmed, eventually died in 2020 from his injuries. The prosecution marks the second time in San Francisco history that the District Attorney has filed homicide charges against an on-duty police officer. The first was in late 2020, when Boudin charged rookie officer Christopher Samayoa for shooting dead unarmed Keita O'Neil from out the window of his police car. A warrant has been issued for Cha's arrest, for charges of voluntary manslaughter and assault with a semi-automatic firearm, and included enhancements for personal use of a firearm and infliction of great bodily injury. DA spokesperson Rachel Marshall said she believed Cha was still on active duty with the police department as of this morning. Transparent California data from 2019 shows his total pay and benefits amount to nearly $240,000. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.