SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe closed the criminal review of a December 8, 2025 police shooting without filing charges against the two South San Francisco officers involved, according to an official April 23, 2026 release.
The review concerned officers Martin Corona and Brendan Hart and the nonfatal shooting of Luis Franciscomanzo at 975 Sandra Court in South San Francisco. The District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation conducted an inquiry led by Inspector Nick Morsilli and other inspectors.
Wagstaffe concluded that the officers’ use of force was legally justified as self-defense and defense of others under the relevant California statutes, including Penal Code sections 835a and 196. He therefore determined there was no legal basis for a criminal prosecution of either officer and considered the matter closed by his office.
The prosecutor said an accompanying letter to South San Francisco’s police chief detailed the reasoning. The investigative file, excluding legally protected information, was made available for public inspection through the district attorney’s investigators.
A decision not to file criminal charges is not a trial verdict and does not necessarily resolve any independent civil or employment-law questions. This report accurately attributes the legal conclusion to the district attorney rather than claiming that an external court adjudicated every disputed aspect of the encounter.
This is a review of an April 2026 official decision involving a December 2025 incident; it is not a new police shooting.
Original evidence: San Mateo County District Attorney, April 23, 2026. This is the date of the cited source, not necessarily the underlying incident.
Editorial standards: charges are allegations, a guilty plea or jury verdict is not the same as sentencing, and an official declination is not a criminal verdict.
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