We take a look at some of the biggest stories of the week. This
week: an officer in a fatal February shooting is cleared of
wrongdoing and a group of Vietnam veterans convene in Gilroy.
1. Officer cleared in fatal roadside shooting
A criminal grand jury voted to not indict the Gilroy Police Department officer who shot and killed a man on the side of Highway 152 last February.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office presented the case to the criminal grand jury – composed of 19 randomly selected jurors throughout the county replaced every three months – and the body announced July 2 that there was not enough evidence to indict GPD officer Eustaquio “Paco” Rodriguez, according to Assistant District Attorney David Tompkins. An indictment requires 12 votes, but Tompkins said he did not even know what the breakdown was. He also declined to comment on how long the jury deliberated, but said the case was presented to the body July 1.
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