The one remaining Alameda police officer being charged in the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez appeared in court Friday morning.
A group of Gonzalez’s friends, family, and supporters gathered outside the courthouse to continue their fight for justice.
“It’s a shame. It’s disgraceful but we are not going to stop, we are going to continue,” said family friend Amanda Majail-Blanco,
Majail-Blanco is referring to an Alameda County judge’s decision to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against two Alameda police officers in the death of Gonzalez .
The judge ruled prosecutors didn’t file the paperwork needed to bring charges against the officers within the three-year statute of limitations.
The case against the third officer, Erik McKinley, can continue because a five-month mission trip to South Africa paused his three-year period.
“I hope something comes good out of pursuing McKinley,” said Majail-Blanco. “I hope they do hold him accountable. Those officers that walked we are going to blast their faces everywhere.”