Daniel Saldana exonerated after spending 33 years behind bars for wrongful attempted murder convictionBy Katherine Donlevy
May 25, 2023
A man who spent more than three decades — more than half his life — in prison for a crime he didn’t commit was finally exonerated and released from state prison this week.
Daniel Saldana, 55, walked free 33 years after he was convicted of trying to murder a group of six high school students, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday.
“I’m just grateful to be alive every day,” Saldana said at a press conference.
Saldana was locked up in 1990, just months after he was pinned as one of the two gunmen who opened fire on students who were driving in Baldwin Park after a high school football game.
Two students were injured but survived their wounds.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/05/25/daniel-saldana-exonerated-after-spending-33-years-in-prison-for-attempted-murder/
