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Family of woman killed by Arlington, Texas police in 2019 sue city, officer for wrongful death
The family of Margarita “Maggie” Brooks filed a wrongful death lawsuit last Thursday seeking $1 million in damages and for medical and funeral costs against the city of Arlington, Texas. They are also suing former police officer Ravinder Singh, who killed 30-year-old Brooks on August 1, 2019 while ostensibly attempting to shoot her dog, which ran to him during a welfare check on the woman.
Maggie Brooks (Credit: Facebook)
Brooks, who was homeless, was asleep in the grass when Singh approached her and shouted for her to restrain her dog, then preceded to recklessly fire three rounds at the approaching dog. Brooks can be heard exclaiming on bodycam footage after having been shot once in the chest, “Oh my God! Police shot me!” After shooting her, Singh ordered Brooks: “ma’am get a hold of your dog.” She later died in the hospital.