De La Trinidad v. County of Los Angeles
Deputies shot unarmed passenger getting out of car after high speed pursuit; deputies saw him reach for his waistband; survived by wife and two minor daughters.
Police Shooting
Adams v. Merced County
Police shooting of 18 y.o. man, following high-speed pursuit; survived by parents.
Henry v. Hess
Officers responding to bar fight tapped on car window, and driver started to drive away; officer stepped in front of car and shot him, assuming victim had tried to run him over; survived by parents.
Winston v. Loehmann, et al
Police shooting death of 12yr. o. boy playing with bb gun in park; survived by mother.
Walter Scott v. North Charleston PD
50 y. o. man ran from officer after a traffic stop; officer shot him 8 times, killing him. Survived by four children; settled prior to filing lawsuit. Officer currently facing murder charges.
Rose v. County of Sacramento
Police shooting of 25 y.o.mentally ill man during physical altercation with police, after family made 5150 call; survived by parents.
Zerby v. City of Long Beach
Police shooting of intoxicated, 35 y.o. man holding pistol-shaped water hose nozzle; police said he pointed it at them; toxicology showed .42% blood alcohol level, plus valium and THC; survived by mother and son.
DiPiazza v. City of Madison, WI
26 y.o. suicidal woman shot to death by officers while holding gun to her own head; officers said she refused to drop gun, and angrily took four quick steps toward them while pointing gun at her own head; survived by father. Verdict includes $1.5M punitives each against two shooting officers.
Taylor v. Los Angeles County
31 y.o. Af.-Am. man shot and killed by deputies, who claimed he revealed a hand gun in his waistband, then ran from them; officers claimed that during foot pursuit, Donte Taylor pulled out the gun; no gun was recovered.
Bell v. City of New York
23 y.o. man shot to death when he and two friends were leaving nightclub. 50 rounds fired at car and each of the three men hit; survived by fiancée and parents, they and two friends who survived shooting brought suit. Involved officers later acquitted.