Los Angeles District Attorney (DA) George Gascón said Friday he will not seek the death penalty for an admitted gang member who killed a police officer and his own cousin. Mejia shot Boyer and another officer, Patrick Hazell, while trying to flee the scene of the crash. Deputy District Attorney Garrett Dameron said during a hearing at Norwalk Courthouse that he had been ordered to remove the death penalty consideration, despite his own objection and that of Deputy DA Geoff Lewis, FOX LA reported. "People don’t realize how hard it is on the families," a tearful Clark told "Fox & Friends" host Jedediah Bila on Saturday. "They just got a taste of an L.A. gang member, real L.A. gang member," Mejia said.

Source: Fox News February 20, 2021 17:37 UTC