US EditionA Mississippi jury rules officers justified in fatal 2017 shooting after police went to wrong house
- A Mississippi jury has rejected a $20 million lawsuit seeking money damages from two police officers who shot and killed a man while serving a warrant at the wrong house. The case gained attention because the city of Southaven initially argued that the victim, a Mexican man living in the US illegally, had no civil rights, but a judge ruled that constitutional rights apply to all persons.
- According to police officers, they knocked on the door of the victim’s trailer without identifying themselves, which led to a dog running out and the victim pointing a rifle through the cracked door. One officer claims to have heard an order to drop the weapon before shooting the victim. The 41-year-old man was found dead with his hands cuffed behind his back, leading to allegations that the officer shot him because he reacted to another officer shooting the dog.
- The outcome of the case was praised by the Southaven Mayor, who offered condolences to the victim’s family. While a state grand jury declined to indict anyone in the case, the civil lawsuit has now been rejected by a jury, bringing an end to the legal proceedings.
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A Mississippi jury rules officers justified in fatal 2017 shooting after police went to wrong house – Metro Philadelphia
A Mississippi jury has rejected a civil lawsuit seeking money damages from two police officers who fatally shot a man while serving a warrant at the wrong house. A federal court jury in Oxford ruled that Southaven officers Zachary Durden and Samuel Maze had not violated the civil rights of Ismael Lopez when Durden shot him to death in 2017. The verdict came after a four-day trial in a lawsuit by Claudia Linares, the widow of Lopez, who sought $2…
A Mississippi jury rules officers justified in fatal 2017 shooting after police went to wrong house
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- A Mississippi jury has rejected a civil lawsuit seeking money damages from two police officers who fatally shot a man while serving a warrant at the wrong house.
A Mississippi jury rules officers justified in fatal 2017 shooting after police went to wrong house
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi jury has rejected a civil lawsuit seeking money damages from two police officers who fatally shot a man while serving a warrant at the wrong house. A federal court jury in Oxford on Thursday ruled that Southaven officers Zachary Durden and Samuel Maze had not violated the civil rights of Ismael Lopez when Durden shot him to death in 2017. The verdict came after a four-day trial in a lawsuit by Claudia Linares, …
A Mississippi jury rules officers justified in fatal 2017 shooting after police went to wrong house
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi jury has rejected a civil lawsuit seeking money damages from two police officers who fatally shot a man while serving a warrant at the wrong house. A federal court jury in Oxford on Thursday ruled that Southaven officers Zachary Durden and Samuel Maze had not violated the civil rights of Ismael Lopez when Durden shot him to death in 2017. The verdict came after a four-day trial in a lawsuit by Claudia Linares, …
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