More than 100 people reportedly protested on the steps of a San Francisco Bay Area courthouse Monday demanding the ouster of a George Soros-funded district attorney over the handling of the case against three alleged gang members charged in the highway shooting death of an Asian toddler. Â
Jasper Wu, 2, was struck and killed by a stray bullet during a rolling gun battle between rival gang members on Interstate 880 in Oakland, California, in November 2021.Â
Three men – Trevor Green, Ivory Bivens, and Johnny Jackson – were charged by former Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley with offenses including murder, shooting at an occupied vehicle, gun charges and gang conspiracy enhancements. The trio is due back in court in late April.Â
Newly elected District Attorney Pamela Price took over the office in January after running on a progressive campaign to prioritize rehabilitation over prosecution.Â
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Last week, Price said her office is reviewing the case against the three men accused of Wu’s killing, sparking speculation that she may stray from the charges brought by her predecessor. The liberal DA, who is Black, has vehemently denied race would influence prosecution, deflecting instead to her mission to “root out racism in our criminal justice system.”Â
The crowd outside Alameda County’s main courthouse Monday included members of the AAPI community and erupted into chants, including “Do your job,” “Recall Price” and “Justice for Jasper.” Stewart Chen, president of the Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council, translated a letter from Wu’s immigrant mother, who met with Price last week regarding her son’s case.Â
“I am extremely worried about Jasper’s case and the direction it might go,” the boy’s mother told Chen. “We lost an innocent and beautiful life. As a mother, I cannot accept nor forgive myself for not being able to help my son…
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