D.A.: Preliminary Investigation of Deadly Officer Shooting Will Be Finished Shortly

Written by Bea Karnes

Within hours of Tuesday morning’s deadly shooting of a suspect by a San Bruno police officer, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office had five investigators in town to conduct a joint probe with the San Bruno Police Department.

District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said there’s a protocol in place for dealing with officer-involved shootings and everything is being done by-the-book.

According to Wagstaffe, the investigation is three pronged:

• Initial investigation, including interviews
• Coroner’s report
• Crime lab reports

Wagstaffe expects the preliminary report to be completed in just 2-3 weeks. “We’re talking 2:00 in the morning in a residential neighborhood—there weren’t a lot of witnesses to interview,” said Wagstaffe

It takes time to get the complete Coroner’s and crime lab analysis reports, before a decision can be made whether the shooting ‘was valid or not valid.’

Based on his experience, Wagstaffe expects the final determination to take ‘at least 8 weeks.’

The officer’s name, which has been withheld up to this point, will be included in the final report.

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