D.A. Gascón’s Scorecard on Police Accountability for OIS from 2011-March 2018

The Prosecutor Who Protects the Police, Not the People

This brief report summarizes statistical data about investigations carried out by the Office of the District Attorney into officer-involved shootings (OIS) in San Francisco, since the entry into office of George Gascón in 2011 to March 2018.

In September 2016, D.A. Gascón was granted a $1.5 million dollar budget to create a specialized unit to investigate police misconduct, but as our report shows, D.A. Gascón has never pressed charges against police officers who killed in any single OIS case, so far.

Nearly two years after the execution of Luis Góngora Pat by officer Michael Mellone and Sgt. Nate Steger, D.A. Gascón has yet to make a decision in his case. Luis’s family continues to demand that the D.A. pursue charges for his homicide.

A 100% police impunity rate for police shootings in San Francisco

Between 2011 and March 2018, there were 54 officer-involved shootings (OIS) carried out by San Francisco police officers. Of those 54 OIS, 24 were fatal and 30 were non-fatal.

Based on available public information from the Office of the District Attorney, we know that

• 61% of investigations into all OIS that took place from 2011-March 2018 have been closed. The other 39% remain open or the D.A.’s charging decision has not been made public.
• Under D.A. Gascón, San Francisco has a 100% police impunity rate when it comes to officer-involved shootings, so far.
  • None of the OIS investigations closed so far by the D.A. for that period have resulted in charges pressed against any officer-involved.
  • In other words, D.A. Gascón found that SFPD officers committed no criminal act during any of the 54 times they shot their weapons at civilians, discharging hundreds of rounds.

From where we stand, it would appear that systematic impunity for police abuses is supported by the Office of the District Attorney of San Francisco.

In a further breakdown, of the 24 fatal OIS that took and place and were investigated by the D.A. Gascón from 2011-March 2018:

• 67% of investigations into fatal OIS, resulted in no charges, because the D.A. deemed that officers had acted lawfully or the D.A. believed there was insufficient evidence to contradict that assumption and therefore declined to press charges.
• The other 33% of OIS cases remain open or the D.A. has not made his decision known.

Of the 30 non-fatal OIS investigated by the District Attorney Gascón:

• 57% of investigations into non-fatal OIS have been resolved, resulting in no charges because the D.A. deemed that officers had acted lawfully or the D.A. believed there was insufficient evidence to contradict that assumption and declined to press charges.
• Regarding the other 43% non-fatal OIS cases, these either remain open or the D.A. has not made his decision known.

Tables and graphs:

Below we include a complete list of OIS, naming victims and the SFPD officers who shot them, based on publicly available information.

We have also included graphs summarizing the systematic impunity supported by the Office of the District Attorney of San Francisco.

The People’s Police Observatory is a project in honor of Luis Góngora Pat, killed by SFPD officers on April 7, 2016.

We demand justice for him, and the many others killed and abused by SFPD with utter impunity decade after decade after decade.

End Police Impunity, Now!

With care for our community,

Justice & Honor for Luis Góngora Pat

 

Last updated April 23, 2018, Primary Source: DA Charging Letters.

DA PDF COPY: D.A. Gascón’s Scorecard on Police Accountability for OIS from 2011-March2018 (Updated April 23, 2018)

D.A. Gascón’s Scorecard on Police Accountability: The Prosecutor Who Protects the Police, Not the PeopleFATAL SFPD OIS 2011-2018
Date of OIS	Fatal/Non Fatal	Victim of OIS	Officers Involved in OIS	DA’s Decision
6/7/2011	FATAL	Joshua Smith	Albert Liu Scott Ryan, Sgt.	Declined to charge
7/16/2011	FATAL	Kenneth Harding Jr.	Richard Hastings Matthew Lopez	Lawful actions
10/3/2011	FATAL	Peter Yin Woo	William Heppler (Star No. 1726)	Lawful actions
12/14/2011	FATAL	Steven Michael Young	Thomas Minkel (Star No. 1451)	Lawful actions
5/9/2012	FATAL	Dennis Hughes	Jason Cherniss, Cpt. (Star No. 387) Joshua Hinds (Star No. 1153) Ronald Liberta, Sgt. (Star No. 682)	Lawful actions
7/18/2012	FATAL	Pralith Pralourng	Mary Godfrey (Star No. 27)	Lawful actions
4/17/2013	FATAL	Dale Stuart Wilkerson	Aaron Cowhig (Star No. 2084)	Lawful actions
3/21/2014	FATAL	Alejandro “Alex” Nieto	Jason Sawyer (Star No. 1127) Richard Schiff (Star No. 1196) Roger Morse (Star No. 1923) Nathan Chew (Star No. 2088)	Lawful actions
9/25/2014	FATAL	Giovany Contreras Sandoval	Christopher Cotter (Star No. 1364) James Johnson (Star No. 2430) Ryan McEachern (Star No. 1431) Gordon Wong (Star No. 1478) Kurt Macauley (Star No. 2440) Omar Alvarenga (Star No. 1630)	Lawful actions
10/7/2014	FATAL	O’Shaine Evans	David Goff	Lawful actions
1/4/2015	FATAL	Matthew Hoffman	Michael Serujo, Sgt. Nicolas Pena. Sgt.	Lawful actions
2/26/2015	FATAL	Amilcar Perez-Lopez	Eric Reboli (Star No. 1651) Craig Tiffe (Star No. 1312)	Declined to charge
3/17/2015	FATAL	Alice Brown	Michael Tursi (Star No. 997) Sgt. Tom Maguire (Star No. 1158)	Declined to charge
10/15/2015	FATAL	Herbert Omar Benitez	Michael Koniaris, Sgt. (Star No. 1919)	Declined to charge
11/11/2015	FATAL	Javier Lopez Garcia	Jeffrey Camilosa (Star No. 4244) Andres Garza (Star No. 4253) Jeffrey Aloise, Sgt. (Star No. 1303)	Lawful actions
12/2/2015	FATAL	Mario Woods	Charles August Nicholas Cuevas Antonio Santos Winson Seto Scott Phillips	Unknown/ Pending
4/7/2016	FATAL	Luis Góngora Pat	Nathaniel “Nate” Steger Michael Mellone	Unknown/ Pending
5/19/2016	FATAL	Jessica Williams (née Jessica Nelson)	Justin Erb, Sgt. (Star No. 686)	Lawful actions
10/15/2016	FATAL	Nicolas McWherter	Paul Dominguez (Star No. 2212) Nathan Chew (Star No. 2088)	Lawful actions
5/3/2017	FATAL	Nicholas Flusche	Kenneth Cha (Star No. 1206)	Lawful actions
9/24/2017	FATAL	Damian Murray	Jason Robinson Wilrolan Ravelo	Unknown/ Pending
12/1/2017	FATAL	Kaita “Icky” O’Neil	Christopher Samayoa	Unknown/ Pending
4/6/2018	FATAL	Jesus Adolfo Delgado	Loren Chiu Stephen Cassinelli John Ishida Corbyn Carroll Juan Gustilo Nicholas Nagai Sean O’Rourke Colby Smets Ari Smith-Russack Joshua Tupper	Unknown/ Pending
4/21/2018	FATAL	Jehad Eid	Kevin Endo Tess Casey	Unknown/ Pending
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D.A. Gascón’s Scorecard on Police Accountability: The Prosecutor Who Protects the Police, Not the People NON-FATAL SFPD OIS 2011-2018
Date of OIS	Fatal/Non Fatal	Victim of OIS	Officers Involved in OIS	DA’s Decision
1/4/2011	NON-FATAL	Randal Phillip Dunklin	Terence Saw Courtney Smith Noah Mallinger	Unknown
6/29/2011	NON-FATAL	Roselyndo Nagayo Sicat	Patrick Griffin Michael Tursi	Lawful actions
9/17/2011	NON-FATAL	Jesus Octavio Paretes (Paredes) Rodriguez	Ryan Jones	Lawful actions
12/16/2011	NON-FATAL	Larry Simonton	Gabriel Alcaraz (Star No. 590)	Lawful actions
5/13/2012	NON-FATAL	Derryck A. King	Walter Ware, Sgt. (Star No. 66)	Lawful actions
8/4/2012	NON-FATAL	Brian “Melvin” Cooper	Shante Williams (Star No. 2336)	Lawful actions
8/27/2012	NON-FATAL	Larry Massey	Regina Berrigan (Star No. 1629)	Lawful actions
9/20/2012	NON-FATAL	Oliver Jose Barcenas	Toney D. Chaplain (Star No. 951)	Lawful actions
2/14/2013	NON-FATAL	Alexander Gibbons	Kohl O’Keefe (Star No. 4291)	Lawful actions
3/5/2013	NON-FATAL	Eddie Tilman	Edric Talusan (Star No. 1114) Kevin Rightmire (Star No. 1965)	Lawful actions
3/15/2013	NON-FATAL	Peter Russell	Howard Brown (Star No. 1243)	Declined to charge
4/7/2013	NON-FATAL	Fredi Ulisis Martinez	Ryan Daugherty (Star No. 123)	Lawful actions
4/7/2013	NON-FATAL	NOT IDENTIFIED	Ryan Daugherty (Star No. 123)	Unknown
7/20/2013	NON-FATAL	Carlos Miranda	Ryan Doherty (Star No. 1022)	Lawful actions
10/27/2013	NON-FATAL	Rommel Narvaez	FOUR OFFICERS, NOT IDENTIFIED	Unknown
12/30/2013	NON-FATAL	Jacques Samuel	Wayne Wong (Star No. 2223)	Lawful actions
1/12/2014	NON-FATAL	Joel Henriquez	NOT IDENTIFIED	Unknown
2/4/2014	NON-FATAL	Ramone Wellington	Brandon Thompson (Star No. 153)	Lawful actions
3/8/2014	NON-FATAL	Jeffrey Miguel Ruano	NOT IDENTIFIED	Unknown
3/8/2014	NON-FATAL	Adam Shaw, Ofc.	NOT IDENTIFIED	Unknown
10/7/2014	NON-FATAL	NOT IDENTIFIED	David Goff	Unknown
11/6/2014	NON-FATAL	Jason Seymour	Eduard Ochoa (Star No. 1317)	Declined to charge
12/3/2014	NON-FATAL	NOT IDENTIFIED	NOT IDENTIFIED	Unknown
1/4/2015	NON-FATAL	Demond Rogers	NOT IDENTIFIED	Unknown
7/26/2015	NON-FATAL	NOT IDENTIFIED	NOT IDENTIFIED, SFPD, Airport Bureau	Unknown
10/24/2015	NON-FATAL	Randal Maykopet	Dino Zografos  (Star No. 1139) Damon Hart, Sgt. (Star No. 1271)	Declined to charge
1/6/2017	NON-FATAL	Sean Moore	Kenneth Cha (Star No. 1206)	Unknown
5/21/2017	NON-FATAL	Unknown (fleeing burglary suspect)	Dack Thompson (Star No. 1292)	Lawful actions
11/1/2017	NON-FATAL	Sesar Valadez	Samuel Fung	Unknown
2/17/2018	NON-FATAL	Joel Armstrong	Glennon Griffin Anthony Sharron Robby Wilkom Matthew Nazar Gregory Buhagiar Steven Oesterich Christopher Cotter	Unknown
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