A jury has acquitted Jose Ines Garcia Zarate of murder and manslaughter charges in the 2015 shooting death of Kate Steinle on Pier 14 in San Francisco.
Not guilty.
That's the verdict against Jose Ines Garcia Zarate for the 2015 shooting death of Kate Steinle
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) December 1, 2017
Wow —. The jury has found Garcia Zarate NOT GUILTY of the murder of Kate Steinle.
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) December 1, 2017
#BREAKING: #KateSteinle trial verdict: Jose Ines Garcia Zarate acquitted of murder and manslaughter in killing at Pier 14 in S.F. https://t.co/j88ocGJ6Ll pic.twitter.com/5eI2tG8FtD
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) December 1, 2017
#BREAKING: Jose Zarate not guilty of murder of Kate Steinle #steinletrial . Guilty of possessing firearm, a felony
— Sean Langille (@SeanLangille) December 1, 2017
JUST IN: San Francisco jury finds undocumented immigrant not guilty of murder or manslaughter in killing of Kate Steinle, the woman whose shooting death provoked a national immigration debate. https://t.co/uNOvLGoXpm pic.twitter.com/3rfxxyCmGb
— ABC News (@ABC) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/936395086329507842
A jury has found Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty in the murder of Kate Steinle, the woman whose shooting death on a San Francisco pier in 2015 provoked an immigration debate.
Zarate was found not guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter. However, he was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Zarate, of Mexico, had been deported several times and has previous convictions for re-entry after deportation. Before the killing, he had been released from a San Francisco jail after a minor drug charge was dismissed. While U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had issued a detainer for Zarate, he was released under the city’s sanctuary laws.
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— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 1, 2017
FIVE-TIME DEPORTED ILLEGAL ALIEN https://t.co/Hjao3ZiS3j
— Rep. Steven Smith ?? (@RepStevenSmith) December 1, 2017
Undocumented…deported felon, Lord help us https://t.co/0bDQzFhbzZ
— Susan Scandone (@SusanScandone) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/936396264949854211
If North Korea nuked San Francisco they'd be doing us a favor. Fuck them.https://t.co/PdSL7yfgm8
— The Real Gabagool (@Real_Gabagool) December 1, 2017
OMG!!! Are you KIDDING ME!!! My heart goes out to her family! 🙁 https://t.co/L2NAL5XEZc
— LeanieDrews (@LeanieOllie) December 1, 2017
So…. What you're saying is there's no justice for actual Americans! Murderous illegal aliens can be here and kill folks with impunity now. https://t.co/74OTexyiUg
— Shawn (@ShawnLivingLife) December 1, 2017
This is a bullshit verdict. https://t.co/M2mCmB3tTG
— ?Erin ? (@MsErinMurray) December 1, 2017
This is simply infuriating on many levels. This specific case kept individuals from speaking about immigration or kept people furthering the negative stigma of immigration. #cpol120 https://t.co/zFuPsVpvEI
— Eddy Munoz (@EddyMunoz19) December 1, 2017
I am literally at a loss for words over how this was not at least manslaughter. https://t.co/KMf695BDrr
— Amy Swearer (@AmySwearer) December 1, 2017
How does he not even get involuntary manslaughter? I feel sick. #KateSteinle https://t.co/56agPUkDPz
— Eager Beaver (@_eager_beaver) December 1, 2017
Mind boggling, he admitted he was holding the gun when it fired "accidentally". Definition of manslaughter. SF jury must be trying to send message to Trump instead of doing job https://t.co/nydgG17uHJ
— Rub NSFW (@rubguy) December 1, 2017
The jury hated Trump more than it hated the murder of an innocent woman by an illegal immigrant. https://t.co/2Lb8EEYvpi
— Michael Haz (@Michael_Haz) December 1, 2017
Not even involuntary manslaughter??? You get involuntary manslaughter for hitting someone with a car. Shooting someone is apparently not a crime. Sad, sad, sad… https://t.co/TskN42usuV
— John Slocum (@PhillySlocs) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/terrileedoll196/status/936396272595955712
How is this possible? Fuck the wall put up pill boxes. https://t.co/y0nfsqGooW
— TEKEL (@ewilliams30102) December 1, 2017
Despicable, utterly despicable. Shame on that jury. https://t.co/PNZSdLSpvn
— Katie Lee (@JoeBuckUrSelf13) December 1, 2017
Just another reason to never set foot in CA again. They sanction murder. Disgusting. Just disgusting. Hope the state appeals the verdict. https://t.co/2RgvkLqmfs
— Belinda Deane (@BelindaBee13) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/JimmyJames38/status/936393889820413957
This is insane. https://t.co/kvUjXpZ7Ig
— HARLAN Z. HILL (@Harlan) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/RealJack/status/936395929233567744
Where has this country gone ???????????#KateSteinle
Insanity …. INSANITY ????????? https://t.co/L7HnSUQXCP— Pansylee (Muse❣️) (@PoeticPastries) December 1, 2017
Omg! This is horrible that there is no justice for her family. Pray for them. https://t.co/AI6AAYfJUZ
— Women for Trump (@WomenforTrump) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/MaxwellPichan/status/936396350136160256
https://twitter.com/RobertMDalton1/status/936396292850442240
An illegal immigrant just got away with murder. Doesnt matter your stance on immigration that man killed her and should be in jail for it. https://t.co/iwaqNtZY1H
— phishman (@phishman715) December 1, 2017
That felony won't mean much in this sanctuary state. Smfh. https://t.co/GXS9hjT4GA
— Sean Starks (@StarksSM) December 1, 2017
Had Garcia Zarate shot and killed a sea lion instead of Kate Steinle, he would have been found guilty. Disgusting.
— NotKennyRogers (@NotKennyRogers) December 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/936401397532233728
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Let's all pray for #KateSteinle family that tonight they will have some closure and justice finally. Pray
— #AsTheSunSetsPray (@uniquechoices) December 1, 2017
#KatesLaw pic.twitter.com/auJldUdtb3
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) December 1, 2017
I wonder how the jurors in the Kate Steinle trial will feel when they lay down to go to sleep tonight knowing they made a mockery out of American justice.
— Charlie Daniels (@CharlieDaniels) December 1, 2017
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Update:
For the record, here’s a criminal defense attorney’s take on how the jury possibly arrived at the conclusion it did:
https://twitter.com/beyondreasdoubt/status/936401999653896197
https://twitter.com/beyondreasdoubt/status/936402256152399874
https://twitter.com/beyondreasdoubt/status/936402482145701889
https://twitter.com/beyondreasdoubt/status/936402751147401216
https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/936404020721205248
https://twitter.com/beyondreasdoubt/status/936404885683294208
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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