A long-delayed homicide case against a former San Leandro police officer may be coming to an end. The Alameda County District Attorney has told the family of Steven Taylor that she intends to drop the charges against the cop who killed him in 2020.

On Wednesday, family and supporters spoke out about what they consider a denial of justice.

It was in April of 2020 that Taylor entered a Walmart store in San Leandro. He was suspected of shoplifting, police were called, and when former officer Jason Fletcher arrived, Taylor was holding a baseball bat. In the next 40 seconds, Fletcher tased him twice and then shot him in the chest, killing him.

"I don't think I'll ever be able to move on. How do you forget? How do you forget?" said Taylor's grandmother, Addie Kitchen.

To many in the com

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