The security guard arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a person inside a Walgreens near Union Square last week has been released from jail after prosecutors declined to pursue charges.
According to District Attorney Brooke Jenkins’ statement, her office would not be filing charges against 33-year-old suspect Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony because there is insufficient evidence to convict on a murder or manslaughter charge.
The statement said in part, “The evidence clearly shows that the suspect believed he was in mortal danger and acted in self-defense.”
Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony is accused of fatally shooting 24-year-old Banko Brown during what police are calling a shoplifting incident.
“We cannot bring forward charges when there is credible evidence of reasonable self-defense. Doing so would be unethical and create false hope for a successful prosecution,” the statement said.
On the same day Anthony was released from jail, loved ones of Brown held a rally in San Francisco to demand justice for his death.