Alameda County DA declines to charge youth accused of killing teen brothers as adult

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A suspect accused of killing two brothers at a birthday party in Oakland will remain in the juvenile court system and the victims' family is outraged.

OAKLAND -- A suspect accused of killing two brothers at a birthday party in Oakland will remain in the juvenile court system, which means he would face a maximum of seven years in custody.The victims' family is outraged by the Alameda County district attorney's decision, saying it's irresponsible and painful. They say that, a year and a half after the shooting, emotions are still raw for them and they miss the two brothers Angel and Jazy Sotelo Garcia.

Gunfire also injured additional teenagers. Police said the brothers were innocent victims. They were students at Berkeley High.'You cannot hold someone to the same standards when they're a teenager as you would an adult,' said George Galvis, executive director of Dream Beyond Bars Action Fund.He said he's personally met the suspect. He and his staff are working to help turn the young man's life around.'Prisons are not the answer.

 

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