SOUTH BEND â Recently proposed changes to the South Bend Police Departmentâs use of force policy include new language surrounding the use of deadly force.
The use of force policy was passed in February. Some Board of Public Safety and community members, however, have pushed for revisions to the policy since its adoption.
Over the past couple months, representatives from the mayorâs office, the police department and the group Faith in Indiana have worked on a series of updates, which were submitted to the Board of Public Safety at last monthâs and Wednesdayâs meetings.
Language surrounding deadly force has been a concern of Faith in Indianaâs throughout the process of implementing the use of force policy. The proposed changes in that section of the policy add, among other things, that deadly force âmay only be used as a last resortâ and when it does not endanger innocent people.
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SOUTH BEND â An appeals court this week ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Erica Flores, the 22-year-old mother of two who died after her vehicle was hit by a former South Bend police officer, can continue.
Floresâ family is suing Justin Gorny and the city of South Bend, claiming Gorny violated Floresâ due-process rights when he drove his patrol car through a red light at the intersection of Western Avenue and Kaley Street and hit Floresâ vehicle in the early morning hours of July 20, 2018. The suit also claims the city is liable for Floresâ death because it failed to train officers on proper measures for driving at night.