OCDA Clears Deputy Who Fatally Shot Homeless Man In San Clemente

SAN CLEMENTE, CA — The Orange County District Attorney's office determined Friday that an Orange County Sheriff's deputy was justified in fatally shooting a homeless Black man who deputies stopped on suspicion of jaywalking last year, the OC Register reported.

Officials at the District Attorney's office cleared Deputy Eduardo Duran of criminal wrongdoing in the killing of 42-year-old Kurt Andreas Reinhold, which took place September of last year.

According to District Attorney officials and Sheriff's Department leaders, Reinhold was reaching for a deputy's gun while struggling with Duran and his partner.

To read more about the Orange County District Attorney's decision, view the OC Register's full report here.