Ivan Gallegos
Posted on 06/20/2024 1:37:23 PM PDT by grundle
A USC student whom police accused of fatally stabbing a man who had broken into a car on Greek Row will not be charged in the killing, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Ivan Gallegos, 19, was being held on bail of $2 million after Los Angeles police say he and two others confronted Xavier Cerf, 27, as he was breaking into a car, and Gallegos pulled out a knife and fatally stabbed him.
"After careful consideration and a thorough review of all available evidence, we have decided not to pursue charges against ... Gallegos. We believe that Mr. Gallegos’s actions were driven by a genuine fear for his life and the lives of others," Dist. Atty. George Gascon said in a statement. "Our heart goes out to the deceased’s family, friends and everyone impacted by this tragic incident."
The confrontation occurred Monday just after 8 p.m. in the 700 block of West 28th Street, police said. Gallegos remained at the scene after the stabbing, cooperated with investigators and was later booked, according to police. The two other men who were with him were questioned and released.
Police said they found Cerf in a nearby alley suffering from stab wounds and when paramedics arrived he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dmitry Gorin, an L.A. defense attorney and former prosecutor, said Thursday that in order for the district attorney not to bring charges, they would have to find the "use of deadly force was reasonable based on all the facts and circumstances in the police reports."
The evidence "demonstrated that the accused was acting in self-defense, and therefore, the homicide is legally justified," he added.
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I’ve walked in that area hundreds of times, and when I visit USC, I usually park about a block or two away.
Not just California, but California is more like South Africa than North Dakota is.
Do you disagree?
“”Our heart goes out to the deceased’s family, friends and everyone impacted by this tragic incident.””
From the DA really??? I don’t remember him having that much compassion for VICTIMS of crimes...
“”Gascon is afraid of being crushed in the November runoff..””
Apparently. They don’t care how transparent they are, do they?
“”Election year decision.””
Sure looks like it. I can’t believe they don’t see how hypocritical they are....deaf, dumb and blind!
“”I guess some leftists can develop a conscience.””
Don’t count on that....
Had something similar happen in Tulsa OK yesterday.
“The stabber is not white... that is why no charges.”
Exactly. If the stabber’s name was Brad O’Brien I think it might have had a different outcome.
My thoughts exactly. Kid stayed on scene, the cops knew who he was and where he lived. Zero reason to arrest him while investigating the incident.
That's your first clue.
The defendant should have never been charged.
But, yes, I think his ethnicity had a lot to do with the backpedaling from the DA.
"You took my baby.” mother of man killed at USC Greek Row speaks out
The guy who got killed was black...
According to the guy’s mother, the guy got some mental health treatment in San Pedro...
Again...Some guy with mental problems...
I believe that it is very hard to put somebody in mental hospital against his will...
Frustrating indeed...
Yes, indeed...Areas around USC campus...Residents are mostly Hispanic...Some blacks...
There is a Target store near USC campus...There used to be a cheap movie theater near USC...It is now gone...Replaced by a Target store...
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