Lawsuit blames 'culture of recklessness' in Florida sheriff's office for fatal shooting of Black teens
Tyler Vazquez and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Florida Today
Ben Crump in Viera: Asks U.S. Justice to investigate death of 2 Black teens, BCSO
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced a lawsuit Friday after a deputy fatally shot a 16-year-old and 18-year-old in Florida last year.
The lawsuit comes the day after the state attorney’s office announced that the officer who shot and killed the two Black teens, 18-year-old Sincere Pierce and 16-year-old Angelo "A.J." Crooms, would not face criminal charges.