Armed Victim - Gun

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.

DiPiazza v. City of Madison, WI

Submitted by Re'Neisha Stevenson on Fri, 09/16/2022 - 12:41

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.