Thursday, June 11, 2020

Followup CO: No Charges for Desmond Manning in Shooting Death of Alexis Mendez-Perez

Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Wednesday that she decided not to charge Desmond Manning, 46, in the killing of Alexis Mendez-Perez, 16, because there was not enough evidence for a jury to find Manning guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and to prove he wasn’t acting in self defense.

“Not only does the law require us to prove the elements of murder, it also requires us to disprove that Mr. Manning was defending his own life and the lives of his family when he shot Mendez-Perez,” McCann said in the statement. Her decision was first reported by 9News.

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