加州司法部发布 Grover Beach 警员枪击案调查报告：证据不足以起诉涉案警员，死者所持为塑料仿真枪
加州总检察长 Rob Bonta 11月13日发布调查报告：2024年5月25日，加州圣路易斯奥比斯波县 Grover Beach 市警察局一名警员开枪击毙 Aaron Gardner 一案，加州司法部经全面调查后认定，现有证据不足以对涉案警员提起刑事起诉，本案不再采取进一步行动。这份报告依据加州州法 AB 1506 作出，该法要求司法部调查全州所有致无武装平民死亡的警员涉案枪击事件。
据报告还原，事发当日，Grover Beach 警察局先接到一通911报警，称 Gardner 持手枪威胁他人，警员到场后未找到其人。约十分钟后，又有报警称 Gardner 向过往车辆与路人投掷石块。一名警员找到 Gardner 后，他自称持有枪支，把枪藏在身后，多次无视警员放下枪的警告，随后将枪口指向警员，警员开枪将其击毙。事后查明，Gardner 所持手枪是一把塑料制格洛克式仿真枪。
司法部的结论是，现有证据无法排除合理怀疑地证明涉案警员的行为不是出于自卫，或不是为了保护他人免受其合理认为迫在眉睫的死亡或严重人身伤害，因此不足以支持刑事指控。Bonta 表示，希望这份报告能为 Grover Beach 社区和受事件影响的人提供清晰交代，加州司法部致力于建设一个在执法机构与社区之间促进透明、信任与问责的法律体系。
与所有 AB 1506 调查一样，报告同时提出五项政策建议，对象均为 Grover Beach 警察局：与圣路易斯奥比斯波县警长调度中心合作，确保调度员向出警警员传递关键信息；完成危机干预政策草案并开展相应培训；就何时应等待支援再介入投掷石块等高风险接触增加培训；加强利用时间、距离与掩护的降级战术培训；修订降级政策与培训，使其符合现行州法。
California DOJ Releases Report on Grover Beach Officer-Involved Shooting of Aaron Gardner, Finds Insufficient Evidence to Support Charges
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on November 13 released a report on the death of Aaron Gardner, who was fatally shot by a Grover Beach Police Department officer on May 25, 2024, in San Luis Obispo County. After a thorough investigation, the California Department of Justice concluded that the evidence does not support filing criminal charges in the case, and no further action will be taken. The report was issued under Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), which requires the DOJ to investigate all officer-involved shootings resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian in California.
According to the report, Grover Beach officers first responded to a 911 call about Mr. Gardner threatening a person with a handgun but were unable to locate him. About ten minutes later, an officer responded to a second call about Mr. Gardner throwing rocks at passing vehicles and passersby. Once located, Mr. Gardner stated that he was armed, held the gun behind his back, and repeatedly ignored the officer's warnings to drop the gun. After Mr. Gardner aimed the gun at the officer, the officer fired, fatally wounding him. The handgun was later discovered to be a plastic, Glock-style replica.
The DOJ concluded that the evidence does not show, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the officer acted without the intent to defend themselves and others from what they reasonably believed to be imminent death or serious bodily injury, so there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution. “We hope that this report provides clarity to the Grover Beach community and to those personally affected by this incident,” Attorney General Bonta said.
As in all AB 1506 investigations, the report also makes five policy recommendations for the Grover Beach Police Department: work with the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Communication Center to ensure dispatchers relay critical information to responding officers; finalize its draft crisis intervention policy and train on it; add training on when to wait for backup before engaging in potentially high-risk encounters; add training on de-escalation tactics using time, distance and cover; and amend its de-escalation policy and training to comply with current state law.
来源：加州司法部
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