Kate Steinle: Trump outrage over murder case acquittal
Dear all,
An illegal immigrant from Mexico who
shot a woman in San Francisco in 2015 in what he said he was an
accident has been acquitted of her murder.
The killing of Kate Steinle by Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, deported from the US five times, sparked a row over illegal immigration.
While the jury cleared him of murder and manslaughter, he was convicted of illegally possessing a firearm.
US President Donald Trump described the verdict as "disgraceful".
"No wonder the people of our country are so angry with illegal immigration," he said in a tweet.
Garcia Zarate did not deny shooting Ms Steinle but said it was an accident, the Associated Press news agency reports.
He faces a potential sentence of between 16 months and three years. Image copyrightReutersImage caption
Jose Ines Garcia Zarate was found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm
He had been released from prison by the San Francisco sheriff's department shortly before the killing.
Despite being in the country illegally, he wasn't handed over to immigration officials because San Francisco
's "sanctuary" law means city authorities do not co-operate with immigration officials.
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