D.A. Clears 2 La Habra Officers
The district attorney’s office announced Friday it would not file criminal charges against two La Habra police officers who shot a Riverside man last summer during a foot chase.
Michael Duarte, 22, was killed by officers after he ran from them while carrying a gun.
The chase lasted two blocks from a Bank of America in La Habra into a residential neighborhood.
Duarte’s family has charged that the shooting was unnecessary.
But the district attorney’s office concluded that the shooting was justified. The office investigates all officer-involved shootings.
“The case is closed, and we are not filing” any charges, said D.A. spokeswoman Tori Richards.
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