Prosecutor declines to charge officer in deaf man's killing [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Updated 3:05 pm, Friday, December 8, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma prosecutor announced Friday he will not file criminal charges against a police officer in the September shooting death of a deaf man who was not following officer commands.
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater said his investigation determined the Sept. 19 shooting death of Magdiel Sanchez outside his south Oklahoma City home was justified.
Police have said officers who responded to a hit-and-run crash encountered Sanchez holding a metal pipe. An autopsy report shows Sanchez was hit with a stun gun and shot five times in the chest, pelvis and upper arm.
According to police, witnesses yelled "he can't hear you" before the officers fired, but they didn't hear them.
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