A panel of five Washington state prosecutors concluded that the fatal police shooting that left Jenoah Donald dead during a traffic stop was justified, and the deputy will not be facing any criminal charges.
A law firm representing the family of Jenoah Donald, a Black motorist killed by a Clark County sheriff s deputy in February 2021, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county Thursday in federal court.
Many of the incidents involved minor infractions and none of the drivers who died were armed or under pursuit for violent crimes. In most instances, the officers said they had feared for their lives.
The New York Times Sunday published the results of an investigation into police traffic stops in the United States finding that in the last five years officers have killed more than 400 vehicle occupa.
A law firm representing the family of Jenoah Donald, a Black motorist killed by a Clark County sheriff’s deputy in February, intends to seek $17 million from the county in a wrongful death claim.