Man who fatally shot Hollywood police officer in 2021 pleads guilty, faces death penalty phase in November

The man accused of fatally shooting Hollywood Police Officer Yandy Chirino in pleaded guilty to all charges Monday morning as jury selection was set to begin according to the Broward County State Attorney s Office Prosecutors explained Jason Banegas now changed his plea to guilty without a negotiated deal The episode will now move forward to the death penalty phase Jury selection for this phase began on Monday SAO functionaries revealed Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra is expected to begin the penalty phase on Nov Banegas was when police mentioned he shot Officer Chirino in the face during a struggle on Oct after officers responded to reports of a suspicious person near North Hills Drive in Hollywood Chirino was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital where he later died He had been with the Hollywood Police Department since Banegas was charged with first-degree murder armed burglary battery on a law enforcement officer resisting arrest with violence grand theft of a firearm and carrying a concealed firearm He was on juvenile probation at the time of the shooting