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PHILADELPHIA – The mother of a man who died by suicide during a mental health episode two years ago has opposed efforts from the City of Philadelphia to dismiss her litigation, which alleged an unidentified local police officer photographed her son’s lifeless body and distributed it online.
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A $10-million lawsuit has been filed with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against a Paris police officer and the City of Paris after a
Cop Sued for Shooting at a Dog During Welfare Check and Killing Woman Instead
Former Arlington police officer Ravi Singh, 28, fired three shots at an approaching dog and shot the woman in the chest.
Relatives of a homeless woman shot and killed by police during a welfare check are demanding $1 million in damages. (Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay via Courthouse News)
FORT WORTH (CN) Relatives of a homeless woman sued a former Texas cop Thursday who was caught on body camera shooting at a dog during a welfare check and killing her instead.
The family of Margarita Brooks, 30, sued the city of Arlington and former police officer Ravi Singh, 28, over the Aug. 1, 2019 killing. In a one-minute long video released by Arlington police that has since gone viral, Singh is shown walking down an alley during daylight and approaching Brooks who is lying on the grass.