Transcript for Officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in shooting

We have followed another breaking story this afternoon and this one out of Pennsylvania. A south Whitehall police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. In the deadly shooting of the man from New Jersey it happened near the amusement park Doherty pot. Family of Joseph Sanchez is now reacting to the criminal charged. I disease or prolong glass for gays in the news with the very latest lock. There isn't Sandra that officer fired five shots at Joseph Santos who was on armed and acting strange officers got there SLA was monitoring traffic on July 28. Outside door he park when a driver notified him that Amanda tried to get into her car. The officer drove his cruiser in that direction spotted 44 year old Santos would then pounced on the cruiser and jump on the hood. The officer drew his gun he commanded that Santos laid down and when he did an officer resigned fired five shots killing Santos to. The officer was arraigned today charged with voluntary manslaughter. We believe our contend that the death of mr. Santos was rather the result of police brutality. Or that racism was involved this investigation has disclosed no facts which would support those contraptions. In my opinion this was the act of a role too inexperienced officer. Who elderly subjective fear for his own safety. Officers I only graduated from the academy last December and had five months experience on patrol he now faces a maximum of twenty years in prison. Shortly after authorities held their news conference about the charge Sanchez's family spoke out about the voluntary manslaughter charge and held they are grieving. I mean. I. They. Write. A good look at what might that I want you when your heads and hands it back. Question. Santos had. Three children his youngest is eight years old and she still has not been told that her father he's dead in his remark last for channel seven Eyewitness News.

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