Womanâs death leads to $25 million lawsuit against Hopewell police Angel DeCarlo By NBC12 Newsroom | December 18, 2020 at 3:30 PM EST - Updated December 18 at 4:23 PM
HOPEWELL, Va. (WWBT) - The family of a woman shot and killed by Hopewell police in 2018 is now suing the department for $25 million.
Itâs been two years since 31-year-old Angel DeCarlo died.
At the time, police called her a robbery suspect and say they shot her after she pointed a gun at officers.
In the lawsuit filed Friday, DeCarloâs family disputes that, saying she was carrying a purse, not a gun.
The family also claims the officer did not try to render aid as she bled on the ground and just nudged DeCarlo with a foot.