2021 Long Beach school officer Eddie Gonzalez's murder trial ends in mistrial due to jury split.

A mistrial was declared in the case of Long Beach school officer Eddie Gonzalez, who was charged with the murder of 18-year-old Manuela "Mona" Rodriguez in 2021. The jury was split 7-5 in favor of convicting Gonzalez of second-degree murder after two days of deliberations. The judge dismissed the jury, stating further deliberations would not result in a verdict. Gonzalez remains free on bond and will return to court on July 17 for a pretrial hearing.

April 16, 2024
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