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SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is “out of touch and really dismissive,” Jason Young, the father of a slain 6-year-old, told Fox News.
Deshaune Lumpkin, one of four suspects in the killing of Jace Young, was recently found guilty of murder and is facing a maximum sentence of eight years in prison. Young’s family criticized the decision to try Lumpkin, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, as a juvenile and said he’s not being held accountable.
Critics have argued that Boudin, who is facing a recall, has not been aggressive enough in prosecuting crime, making San Francisco less safe. The self-proclaimed progressive ran on reform promises and recently criticized liberal San Francisco Mayor London Breed’s enhanced funding for law enforcement in parts of the city.
“The police are doing their due diligence to try to solve these crimes and hold people accountable for these crimes,” Jason Young told Fox News. “The district attorney’s office is not willing to prosecute and hold these criminals accountable.”
“Because of the politics and the policies of the district attorney, there’s no accountability,” he continued.
Another suspect, James Harbor, was charged with five felony counts, including murder, related to the shooting. He has yet to stand trial despite getting arrested in January 2021.
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Jace Young was shot and killed while playing with friends in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood on July 4, 2020.
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“Jace was outside playing with fireworks around 10:30 p.m. when a group … fired from across the street,” Jason Young told Fox News.
About 12 rounds were fired before the shooters fled, according to Jason Young. A 39-year-old man was also hit, though he survived nonlife-threatening injuries.
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