I don't know if I'll get past that.'Īnthony Cano was previously described by Eva Cano as goofy but respectful and caring in nature. 'I don't know how the county attorney justified that second shot, which was the kill shot for him. 'The first shot put him down and paralyzed him and then he stepped a little bit closer and took the second shot at him when he was already down and immobile,' she continued. 'I think it kind of sets precedent that it's okay,' she said, adding that she couldn't wrap her head around the decision. 'I don't know if I'll get past that'Īnthony Cano's family wasn't shocked but disappointed in the office's decision on Thursday to not pursue charges against Bebak-Miller, according to Eva Cano, the teen's aunt and family spokesperson. Its internal investigation into the shooting will be presented to the Citizens' Panel for Review of Police Complaints and Use of Force, said Chandler police spokesperson Sgt. The Chandler Police Department declined to comment on the office's decision.

He was the first and youngest person shot by Arizona police in 2021.īebak-Miller was placed on administrative leave soon after the shooting, which is standard practice, but eventually returned to patrols, Chandler police officials previously told The Arizona Republic. 2, 2021, while attempting to stop Anthony for riding a bicycle with no headlight.Ĭano was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died two weeks later on Jan. 'But after an analysis of all of these factors, I have determined that the actions of Officer Bebak-Miller did not violate criminals statutes and this office will not be filing criminal charges in this matter.'įamily members of Anthony Cano make signs that decry the death of Cano and the Chandler Police's handling of his death at Chandler City Hall on Feb. 'The death of this 17-year-old young man is heartbreaking I want his family to know that I acknowledge and I recognize the terrible loss that they have suffered,' she continued. 'As a prosecutor one of the most challenging - and yet the most important - things I must do is set aside my feelings and focus on the facts and the evidence and the law,' Mitchell said.

Interim Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell made the announcement during a news conference on Thursday, saying the office extensively reviewed the case to determine whether there was reasonable likelihood of conviction for a crime. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office will not pursue criminal charges against Chandler police Officer Chase Bebak-Miller in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Anthony Cano.

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