Man acquitted in fatal 2015 SF Pier 14 shooting of Kate Steinle to be deported to Mexico: report

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The man acquitted in a high-profile shooting at San Francisco's Pier 14 will be deported to Mexico in the next week.

Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate faced charges in the 2015 shooting death of Kate Steinle.

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Steinle was shot and killed while walking along Pier 14 in San Francisco with her father.

Garcia-Zarate, an undocumented migrant, was eventually acquitted of murder and manslaughter in 2017.

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However, he was found guilty on gun charges and now faces deportation, according the New York Times.

The killing sparked fierce debate over San Francisco's sanctuary city policy at the time.