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California AG Says Officers Who Shot Stephon Clark Will Not Face Criminal Charges

Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the findings of the state's independent criminal investigation into the police shooting death of Clark nearly a year ago.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that the two Sacramento police officers who killed Stephon Clark last year will not face criminal charges. Becerra is seen here during a press conference last year.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet — the police officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark last March — will not facecharges. The two officers fired on

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