Family and supporters gathered at an Oakland courthouse on Friday to mark five years since 33-year-old Steven Taylor was shot and killed by San Leandro police inside a Walmart.
After an appeal to have the Attorney General's Office handle the case involving the officer involved, the court delayed any decision on moving forward until July.
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WATCH HERE"Five years is a long time to wait for justice," said Addie Kitchen, Taylor's grandmother. "However it turns out, we just want justice and to wait for five years is utterly ridiculous."
Taylor had a baseball bat in his hands when officer Jason Fletcher fired his gun.
Family members, who said Taylor suffered from mental illness, are pushing for the trial to stay in Alameda County.
"The murder happened in Alameda County and for me Alameda County is where that trial should be held," Kitchen said.
After repeated delays, including a change in district attorneys, Kitchen is concerned the family will not get the justice they are seeking.
"I'm always concerned," she said. "I was concerned before they recused Pamela Price, so I'm still concerned."
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Former classmates on Friday said his death has left a void they cannot fill. Current students who never met Taylor have also spent five years calling for justice. The students said they will not stop until Fletcher is found guilty.
"Steve Taylor represents all of them and it could one of them," San Leandro High School teacher Erica Viray Santos said. "We don't want to see that happen again in our community and so many of the students come into my classes ready to carry on the work."
Fletcher's attorney did not respond to NBC Bay Area's request for comment on Friday.
