US EditionParents of man shot and killed by Colorado officer after scuffle sue
AURORA, COLORADO, AUG 5 – The family alleges wrongful death after Rashaud Terrelle Johnson was fatally shot amid a mental health crisis despite posing no threat, prompting a lawsuit against Aurora Police Officer Brandon Mills.
- Aurora Police Officer Brandon Mills shot and killed 32-year-old Rashaud Johnson on May 12, 2024, at a parking lot near Denver International Airport.
- Police responded to multiple 911 calls about Johnson acting suspiciously and walking barefoot on hot pavement during a mental health crisis, leading to Mills' involvement.
- Mills confronted Johnson, hitting him with a baton and using a taser before shooting him twice in the chest around 5:30 p.m.; Johnson died shortly after at a hospital.
- Johnson's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the Aurora Police Department of unlawful excessive force, calling this the worst police killing since Elijah McClain.
- The 17th Judicial District is investigating the shooting without a decision yet, while the lawsuit alleges racially biased policing and inadequate medical care for Johnson after he was shot.
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Parents of man shot and killed by Colorado officer after scuffle sue
The parents of a man who was fatally shot by an officer after the two scuffled are suing the officer and accusing police in the Denver suburb of Aurora of failing to end racially discriminatory policing.
Aurora faces lawsuit in police shooting of unarmed man in parking lot
Aurora was handed a lawsuit Tuesday following the fatal police shooting of Rashaud Johnson, the second lawsuit this year accusing Aurora Police Department officers of unlawfully using excessive force against an unarmed person.
Family sues police officer who shot and killed son near parking lot
By https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/family-rashaud-johnson-shot-killed-aurora-police-officer-files-lawsuit/ Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — Attorneys representing the family of an unarmed man shot and killed by an Aurora police officer called that shooting “the worst Aurora police killing since Elijah McClain” and have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, they announced on Tuesday. Lawyers for the man’s family …
Family of unarmed Black man shot and killed at off-site DIA parking lot in May sues Aurora police officer
DENVER The family of an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed at an off-site DIA parking lot back in May is now suing the officer who fired his weapon."This is hard. My only child is gone," said Taushica Carter, Rashaud Johnson's mom, during a news conference Tuesday. "For 32 years, I had the pleasure of loving him, and being loved back."The lawsuit, filed by attorneys from the Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC law firm on behalf of the family, comes…
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