Witnesses: Black Man had hands Up when Killed by Police
The mother and daughters of a disabled Oakland man killed by San
Francisco police officers in May have filed a wrongful death lawsuit
against the city in federal court in San Francisco. Cammerin Boyd, 29,
was fatally shot by police on May 5 in the Western Addition area of the
city after a chase by police who suspected him of threatening to kidnap
a woman at gunpoint. In addition to the city, the lawsuit names as
defendants the five officers who pursued Boyd and allegedly fired at
him. The civil rights lawsuit was filed Monday by Boyd's mother,
Marylon Boyd of Oakland, and his two daughters. It includes claims of
wrongful death, unreasonable use of deadly force and discrimination
against a disabled person. Boyd's legs were amputated below the legs.
The city is accused in the lawsuit of failing to train officers to
avoid excessive force and failing to train them in how to detain
individuals with physical disabilities. The lawsuit seeks financial
compensation in an amount to be determined at a jury trial. Police said
last May that Boyd had fired at the pursuing officers and appeared to
be reaching under his seat when he was shot. Some witnesses have said
he appeared to be trying to surrender. An autopsy report released in
September said he may have had his hands up when he was shot, but the
report did not reach a conclusion. [more] and [more]
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