Police Shooting

Mendez v. City of Gardena

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 12:01

Two men shot, one of them killed, by police investigating a stolen bicycle; one of the men, the bicycle theft victim, saw the police stopping his friends on their bikes and tried to tell police they had stopped the wrong men; police opened fire on them; police body cameras confirmed that victims were unarmed; decedent survived by parents.

Brooks v. Tensing, et al.

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 11:29

Unarmed, 43 y.o. father to 13, shot and killed during a routine traffic stop; settlement also included requiring the University of Cincinnati to provide undergraduate education for his kids. Officer fired from university PD and facing murder charge.

Dozier v. City of Atlanta, et al

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 11:09

Botched drug raid wherein police shot 92 y.o. woman 8x (39 shots fired total) after she’d shot her pistol once, assuming she was being robbed. Officer admitted to planting marijuana in her home after she died; survived by niece. Officers pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, making false statements, federal charges of conspiracy.