San Francisco police officer faces rare homicide charge over 2017 shooting

Kenneth Cha charged with voluntary manslaughter in death of Sean Moore

A San Francisco police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting in 2017, marking a rare homicide charge for an on-duty law enforcement officer in the California city.

Kenneth Cha was charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault with a semiautomatic firearm, along with enhancements accusing him of inflicting great bodily injury, in the death of Sean Moore, an unarmed man he shot on 6 January 2017. Moore died from his injuries last year.