That wasn't the original report as I remember it...
The gun was stolen from a law enforcement officer's car. By the time the case got to the courtroom, the defense claimed that the animal tripped over the weapon just lying in the street and it accidentally just went off...
Personally, I thought he was carrying the gun around in a cloth because he was looking for somebody to sell it to. I don’t think he meant to kill her, since they have shown that the bullet hit the sidewalk and richoceted a few hundred feet to hit her, but he was a career petty criminal and was probably just doing what those people do. That is, nothing legal.
As foe the “sanctuary city” stuff, how in the world is it legal for a city or region to just decide they don’t agree with federal law and refuse to abide by it? And even announce it proudly? I honestly don’t understand why they are allowed to get away with this.
The shooter has just a second grade education......which has been a huge thorn for the police and the courts in communicating..... that with his criminal mind and history you’ve got a really mixed bag to contend with...
Bottom line was he should never had been allowed to escape deportation efforts.