Criminal Law
An Arizona Officer Will Not Face Charges in the Death of a 17-Year-Old
Prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against an Arizona police officer in the death of a 17-year-old boy who was shot in the back twice during a foot chase in which authorities say the teen appeared to turn toward the officer with a gun his hand.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said on Thursday that she concluded that Chandler police Officer Chase Bebak-Miller didn’t commit a crime in the shooting that led to the January 2021 death of Anthony Cano.
Two minutes after he was shot, Cano told the officer that he was trying to throw away the gun.
