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California school safety officer’s murder trial ends in mistrial after jury fails to reach verdict in shooting of 18-year-old

More than two years after a former California school safety officer was charged with murder after fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman as she tried to flee a physical altercation ... read more

Jurors deadlocked on murder charge for Long Beach school officer who shot woman to death

Jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict Tuesday, April 16 over the murder charge against a Long Beach Unified School District safety officer who shot an 18-year-old woman to death as she sat in the ... read more

Jury will soon decide fate of former Long Beach schools officer who killed 18-year-old in 2021

Closing arguments from lawyers on both sides wrestled with what drove Gonzalez in making his split-second decision to shoot. read more

Self-defense or trying to ‘play police officer’? Murder trial of ex-LBUSD safety officer goes to the jury

Jurors could acquit the fired school safety officer or convict him or murder or manslaughter for the Sept. 27, 2021, shooting of Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez. read more

Jury deliberating in trial of ex-Long Beach Unified safety officer

The Long Beach jury — which spent just over two hours behind closed doors Friday after being handed the case against Eddie Gonzalez — sent the judge a series of questions Monday, along with a ... read more

Jury deadlocks in trial of ex-LBUSD safety officer charged with murdering 18-year-old

The panel split 7-5 — with the majority favoring a murder conviction and the other five opting for voluntary manslaughter. read more

Mona Rodriguez death: Mistrial declared in case of school resource officer charged with shooting teen mom

A judge declared a mistrial in the case centered around Mona Rodriguez's death, an 18-year-old mom shot by a Long Beach school resource officer. read more

Mistrial declared for Long Beach school officer charged with shooting woman

Jurors were split 7-5 in favor of conviction but told the judge further deliberation would not result in a verdict. read more

Mistrial declared in shooting death of young mother in Long Beach

A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors announced they were deadlocked in the trial of a former Long Beach Unified School District safety officer charged with murder for shooting an ... read more

California school safety officer’s murder trial ends in mistrial after jury fails to reach verdict in shooting of 18-year-old

Eddie Gonzalez was patrolling an area near Millikan High School in Long Beach on September 27, 2021, when he noticed a fight between Manuela Rodriguez, 18, and a 15-year-old girl, the police said. read more