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The father of an 18-year-old shot to death by a Connecticut police officer in 2019 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and is asking the state s top prosecutor to order another investigation of the shooting, which was ruled to be justified. Wethersfield Officer Layau Eulizier shot Anthony Vega Cruz as Cruz was trying to flee a traffic stop. Eulizier fired through the windshield as Cruz tried to drive away. Cruz s father, Jose Vega-Colon, sued Eulizier and the town in federal court last week, his lawyers announced Thursday evening. Eulizier s lawyer disputes the lawsuit s allegations and says Eulizier s life was in danger. ....
Published: 7:52 AM EST February 19, 2021 Updated: 7:52 AM EST February 19, 2021 WETHERSFIELD, Conn. The lawyers representing Anthony Vega Cruz, who was shot and eventually died in a 2019 police shooting in Wethersfield, have filed a wrongful death and excessive force lawsuit against former Wethersfield Police Officer Layau Eulizier Jr., the town, and the other parties involved. Vega Cruz was shot by Eulizier on April 20, 2019, on the Silas Deane Highway after Wethersfield police tried to pull him over at about 6 p.m. that Saturday because his license plates didn’t match his car, and they thought it may have been stolen, according to police accounts. ....
By DAVE COLLINS • Updated on February 19, 2021 at 12:54 pm State of Connecticut The father of an 18-year-old man shot to death by a Wethersfield police officer in 2019 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and is asking the state s top prosecutor to order another investigation of the shooting, which was ruled to be justified. Wethersfield Officer Layau Eulizier shot Anthony Vega Cruz on April 20, 2019, as Cruz was trying to flee a traffic stop with his girlfriend in the car. Eulizier ran in front of the car and fired through the windshield as Cruz tried to drive away. Cruz s girlfriend was not hurt. ....