Paul Kessler died after a confrontation at a protest in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
November 10, 2023, 1:10 AM
Authorities from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned Thursday evening they presently do not need sufficient proof to make an arrest within the demise of a Jewish protester in Southern California.
Paul Kessler, 69, died early Monday morning from blunt-force head trauma following a Sunday confrontation with a counterprotester in Thousand Oaks, California, in keeping with authorities. His demise was dominated a murder by the medical expert.
In a prolonged assertion launched Thursday night, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned the findings of the post-mortem have been “misinterpreted by many.”
Flowers and candles are left at a makeshift shrine positioned on the scene of a Sunday confrontation that result in demise of a demonstrator, on Nov. 7, 2023, in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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Murder means Kessler’s demise was brought about by the hands of one other however “doesn’t present ample proof to determine possible trigger for a right away arrest of a suspect,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned in a launch.
Investigators have pictures and movies from earlier than and after the incident, wherein Kessler fell backward and hit his head, authorities mentioned. Nonetheless, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned it doesn’t have any footage of the particular incident going down, “which might be extraordinarily useful on this case and would undoubtedly present or may even refute legal culpability,” the discharge learn.
Eyewitness statements from these current when the altercation occurred battle with each other, the sheriff’s division mentioned, making it troublesome for the authorities to show the suspect’s guilt past an inexpensive doubt.
A 69-year-old Jewish man died after a blunt-force head damage following an altercation at an Israel-Hamas conflict protest in Thousand Oaks, California, Nov. 5, 2023, in keeping with Ventura County officers and native organizations.
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A number of individuals referred to as 911 to report an incident of battery on Sunday afternoon, together with the individual authorities have referred to as the suspect within the incident — a 50-year-old Moorpark resident who was attending the pro-Palestinian demonstration — Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff mentioned Tuesday.
Fryhoff mentioned the suspect remained on the scene and was interviewed.
“Our investigators are working across the clock to trace down leads, scrutinize digital knowledge, and corroborate witness statements,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
ABC Information’ Alex Stone contributed to this report.
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