911 call results in police shooting/killing young man. $2.2 million. Los Angeles County.
Summary
Young African-American with knives is tasered by one officer and shot by another after family calls police because he is threatening to kill himself.
The Case
- Court and Case Number: Los Angeles Superior Court BC534171
- Type of Case: Civil Rights, Wrongful Death
- Type of Result: Jury Verdict
The Attorneys
-
Attorney for the Plaintiff:
Taylor & Ring LLP by John C. Taylor, Los Angeles.
Robert S. Brown, APC by Robert S. Brown, Los Angeles.
-
Attorney for the Defendant:
Los Angeles City Attorney's Office by J. Edwin Rathbun, Denise Zimmerman, Cory Brente.