Lawsuit alleges excessive force by police, false arrests, during George Floyd protest in Worcester

Worcester, MA police sued for assault, wrongful arrest during Floyd protest

Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Worcester, Massachusetts and its police department for their alleged assaults and wrongful arrests.

Lawsuit alleges excessive force by police, false arrests, during George Floyd protest in Worcester

The lawsuit also claims that city police were not properly trained for crowd control or the use of less-than-lethal pepper spray projectiles and that city officials and police engaged in a wide-ranging coverup of the night’s events.

Lawsuit alleges excessive force by police, false arrests, during George Floyd protest

Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit saying they were assaulted by police or wrongfully arrested while peacefully observing a June 2020 protest in Massachusetts’ second-largest city over the killing

Lawsuit alleges excessive force by Worcester police during 2020 racial justice protests

The suit comes as the Department of Justice is investigating whether Worcester police have a pattern of using excessive force and discriminatory policing.