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HARTFORD, Conn. 鈥� Hartford State鈥檚 Attorney Gail Hardy today released a report determining that her office would not pursue charges against Wethersfield police employee Layau Eulizier for killing 18-year-old Anthony Jose 鈥淐hulo鈥� Vega Cruz on April 20, 2019.

The following is a reaction from David McGuire, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Connecticut:

鈥淥nce again, a Connecticut prosecutor has decided not to pursue justice for a young man of color who was killed by police. Anthony Jose 鈥楥hulo鈥� Vega Cruz should still be alive today. It is shameful and unconscionable that State鈥檚 Attorney Hardy and the Division of Criminal Justice chose to release this news in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing people to choose between protecting their health and protesting and mourning the state鈥檚 choice not to pursue justice for Chulo.

There will likely be headlines claiming State鈥檚 Attorney Hardy 鈥榚xonerated鈥� Wethersfield police for killing Chulo, and it is important to remember that is not true. An 鈥榚xoneration鈥� is a decision by a court of law, and this report is not that. This report instead reflects the State鈥檚 Attorney鈥檚 lack of will, Connecticut鈥檚 abysmally insufficient police use of force standard, and legislators鈥� and town officials鈥� inaction to protect people from police violence.

There is no justice and no peace in this report, and the State鈥檚 Attorney鈥檚 decision to release it now, during a pandemic and after nearly a year of waiting, shows a callous disregard for people鈥檚 health and a shocking insensitivity to their well-being.鈥�