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The town has been sued by the family of a man shot by police in 2018. (Shutterstock)
READING, MA A federal civil suit has been filed against the town and two police officers by the family of Alan Greenough, a man fatally shot by a Reading officer in 2018.
Greenough was shot by Officer Erik Drauschke, who was placed on leave in September after he was indicted on a manslaughter charge. Drauschke has pleaded not guilty.
The fatal encounter happened Feb. 3, 2018. Drauschke was one of several officers searching for Greenough, who fled his apartment after officers responded to a report of a domestic assault.
Reading police officer Erik Drauschke (center) pleaded not guilty to a charge of manslaughter after killing a man while on duty in 2018. (Ally Jarmanning/WBUR)
The family of a man shot and killed by a Reading police officer who was later charged with manslaughter is suing the officer, his sergeant and the town, saying the shooting could have been avoided had the department followed its own policies.
Alan Greenough, 43, was shot and killed three years ago Wednesday by Reading police Officer Erik Drauschke, who was indicted on a manslaughter charge last fall. He has pleaded not guilty. Alan was unarmed, the suit says. Alan was very close to his family, particularly his brother and mother (Catherine Rawson). They miss him terribly. This shooting never should have happened.