A mistrial has been declared more than two years after a former California school safety officer was charged with murder for fatally shooting an 18-year-old woman while she was trying to flee a physical altercation. The jury failed to reach a verdict, according to officials on Tuesday.

Eddie Gonzalez was patrolling near Millikan High School in Long Beach on September 27, 2021, when he noticed a fight between Manuela Rodriguez, 18, and a 15-year-old girl, according to police. As Rodriguez and two others attempted to leave the scene in a nearby vehicle, the school safety officer allegedly fired his handgun at the car, striking Rodriguez, who was in the front passenger seat.

Rodriguez was transported to a hospital and died from her injuries about a week later, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said. She left behind a 5-month-old son. Gonzalez was fired shortly after the shooting for violating the district’s use-of-force policy and was charged with murder a month later.

Seven of the jurors wanted to convict Gonzalez of murder, while five wanted to convict him of a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office told CNN.

“To return a verdict on voluntary manslaughter, the jury had to first find the defendant not guilty of the greater offense of murder,” a spokesperson for the office said.

Gonzalez’s attorney, Michael D. Schwartz, commented that since a jury had reviewed the evidence and did not convict, the case should be closed.

“It’s been 2.5 years since the incident, and the civil case was settled,” he said. “We’re hopeful that Mr. Gascon will let everyone move on.”

Rodriguez’s family reached a $13 million settlement agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District in their civil case in 2023. The district stated the agreement was not an “admission of liability.”

“I don’t know how to go on, how I’m here, how to move on without my baby girl. She meant everything to me,” her mother, Manuela Sahagun, said at the time. “All I want is justice – justice for my baby girl.”

District Attorney George Gascón stated that his office will review the case and decide on a course of action.

“We respect the hard work that the jury put in while attempting to reach a verdict in this case,” Gascón said. “While we are disappointed that the jury did not reach a verdict, we will carefully review the proceedings and consider our options moving forward. Our commitment to seeking justice for the victim and their family remains steadfast.”