California school safety officer charged with murder after fatally shooting 18-year-old woman
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Manuela Rodriguez, 18, was leaving the scene of a physical altercation when she was shot by school safety officer Eddie Gonzalez.
A California school safety officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old unarmed woman.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the charge against former Long Beach Unified School safety officer Eddie Gonzalez, whose arraignment is scheduled for Friday at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Long Beach Branch. The case remains under investigation by Long Beach police.
"We must hold accountable the people we have placed in positions of trust to protect us," Gascón said in a statement. "That is especially true for the armed personnel we traditionally have relied upon to guard our children on their way to and from and at school."
On Sept. 27, Gonzalez was patrolling an area near Millikan High School in Long Beach when he noticed a physical altercation between the 18-year-old, Manuela Rodriguez, and a teenage girl.
