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Mistrial declared for Long Beach school officer charged with shooting woman

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Jurors were split 7-5 in favor of conviction but told the judge further deliberation would not result in a verdict.

A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the case of a Long Beach school officer charged with murder for shooting an 18-year-old woman in 2021.for school security officer Eddie Gonzalez. The jury split 7-5 in favor of conviction after deliberating since Friday.

Gonzalez, who worked for the Long Beach Unified School District, is accused of killing 18-year-old Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez near Millikan High School in 2021 while she was a passenger in a moving vehicle. Prosecutors said the car was driving away from the scene after the fight and Gonzalez tried to stop the vehicle, eventually firing shots at it from behind.

 

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