Jury Rules in Case of Four San Francisco Officer Excessive Force Case

SAN FRANCISCO, CA- A jury has unanimously decided the four San Francisco police officers who shot and killed a man are not guilty of excessive force.

A federal court jury entered deliberations this morning on a lawsuit brought on by the parents of Alejandro “Alex” Nieto, who was shot after pointing a stun gun at police in Bernal Heights Park, reports SFGate.

Lt. Jason Sawyer and Officers Roger Morse, Richard Schiff and Nathan Chew believed that the gun was a pistol when they shot Nieto, and were all cleared of any criminal charges by San Francisco prosecutors prior to this civil suit.

For more information, read the full SF Gate article.