May 22—LOCKPORT — The city of Lockport has fired one of four police officers involved in the June 16, 2019 incident that led to the death of Troy Hodge. The action comes despite a recent ruling by a New York State Supreme Court justice that barred the city from taking disciplinary action against those four officers. The firing of Officer Marissa Bonito was confirmed Friday night by her former .
The attorney for the family of Troy A. Hodge, the Lockport man who died after a fracas with the city s police last year, has released a list of demands Hodge s family wants fulfilled before settling a wrongful death lawsuit against the city.
Any settlement likely would have to include a cash payment, attorney Joseph D. Morath Jr. said.
But the terms he presented also include the firing of two officers and punishment for two others, new training to prevent future situations like Hodge s and the hiring of Black police officers. Lockport has never had one. Financial recovery is important for (Hodge s) daughter, but that s the second step, Morath said.