Eagan Police, Dakota County Named in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Lawsuit Filed After Black Man Dies In Police Custody

Source: Radio ONE / General The family of Kingsley Fifi Bimpong has filed a lawsuit against the city of Eagan after the 50-year-old Black U.S. postal worker was not provided medical care for a stroke and died while in police custody.  The newly filed federal lawsuit accuses Eagan, Minnesota, police and Dakota County jail staff of demonstrating “deliberate indifference” after officers ignored clear signs that Bimpong was having a massive stroke —…

Eagan Custody Death Lawsuit: Stroke Neglect Alleged

The family of Kingsley Fifi Bimpong is suing Eagan, Dakota County, and multiple officers, alleging they ignored clear signs of a stroke while he was in custody. Attorneys say video shows hours of distress before EMS was called. Bimpong was declared brain dead on November 19, 2024. The post Family Seeks Justice After Eagan Man Dies From Untreated Stroke in Custody appeared first on Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

Lawsuit: Minnesotan died after Eagan, Dakota County law enforcement ignored serious stroke symptoms

A lawsuit filed by Minneapolis-based law firm Robins Kaplan LLP Thursday alleged several local and county officers ignored critical medical symptoms that led to a man’s death in November 2024. Filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of the family…

Eagan police ignored man's stroke symptoms during traffic stop, wrongful death suit alleges

The family of a 50-year-old postal worker from Cottage Grove has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging that Eagan police and jail staff mistook his stroke symptoms for drug impairment after a DWI arrest. The suit claims officers ignored clear signs of medical distress and left Kingsley Fifi Bimpong without treatment for hours, leading to his death.

Family's $120M suit alleges man died in MN jail while signs of stroke missed

Attorney contends that “callous indifference” of police and jail staff led to the 50-year-old man’s death.

Robins Kaplan Files Federal Civil-Rights Lawsuit Against Eagan Police and Dakota County Over Death of Kingsley Fifi Bimpong

A federal civil-rights lawsuit has been filed against three Eagan police officers, seven Dakota County correctional officers, and Dakota County itself, alleging that their deliberate indifference to a medical emergency led to the preventable death of 50-year-old Kingsley Fifi Bimpong in November 2024.