The lawsuit announced by city officials Tuesday claims some of the company's 850 units in Bond Hill suffer from infestations, lack of heat and running water, sewage leaks and other issues.
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The police shooting of Black men culminating with the death of 19-year-old Timothy Thomas sparked days of civil unrest in Cincinnati in 2001. Protests, in some cases, turned destructive. More than 800 people were arrested for violating a curfew imposed by the mayor. An economic boycott put a financial dent in Downtown events.
This all happened two decades ago after Thomas was shot and killed while running from police. He was wanted for several nonviolent misdemeanors, most of which were traffic citations, reports say.
But the narrative of what happened to Thomas is familiar: Black men, teens and women, many of them unarmed, being killed by police at higher rates than any other race.