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Officer won’t face charges in killing mentally ill Black man

FILE - Diane Wilson holds a photo of her son Tyrell Wilson, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in North Las Vegas, who was was shot and killed by Police Officer Andrew Hall in Danville, Calif., on March 11, 2021. Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton said Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, that she won't seek to try Hall in shooting death of Tyrell Wilson, who was holding a knife and asked the officer to kill him during a 30-second confrontation. Hall is currently serving a six- year prison sentence in the fatal shooting in 2018 of Laudemer Arboleda, 32. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

FILE - Danville Police Officer Andrew Hall stands on Court Street after leaving the A.F. Bray Courts Building on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in Martinez, Calif. Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton said Friday, Oct, 28, 2022, that she won't seek to try Hall in shooting death of Tyrell Wilson, who was holding a knife and asked the officer to kill him during a 30-second confrontation in March 2021. Hall is currently serving a six- year prison sentence in the fatal shooting in 2018 of Laudemer Arboleda, 32. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Officer won’t face charges in killing mentally ill Black man