No federal charges for NYPD officer who killed unarmed teen
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Federal prosecutors say they won't bring criminal charges in the case of an unarmed black teenager shot to death in his home by a white New York City police officer.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (bah-RAH'-rah) says Tuesday there is "insufficient evidence to meet the high burden of proof" for any federal civil rights charges in the 2012 death of Ramarley Graham.
The 18-year-old Graham was shot in the chest in a bathroom in his family's Bronx home. Officer Richard Haste said he fired because he thought he was going to be shot. But no weapons were found in the apartment.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Haste was indicted on state manslaughter charges. But charges were dismissed by a judge who said prosecutors improperly instructed grand jurors. A second grand jury declined to re-indict Haste.