From [HERE] and [HERE] The family of a man shot and killed in February by a Sacramento County sheriff's deputy sued the county and Sheriff Scott Jones on Thursday, seeking more than $10 million in compensation for alleged Constitutional violations. "All I want is justice for my son," said mother Annie Harmon. "Anytime a 47-year old can't walk the street from a store where he left without getting killed, there's something wrong with the system.". 

That night, Lamont Harmon bought some items at a mini-mart then took a short-cut through a K-Mart parking lot heading to his mother's home. That same night, Sacramento police were looking for a suspected car thief. Deputies assisting police officers stopped Harmon during his walk.

The lawsuit says Harmon answered questions when stopped by deputies but then turned to walk away. Deputies fired a Taser gun. Harmon feared for his life and ran. The lawsuit goes on to say deputies pulled out their guns, firing 18 shots killing him. "Why was deadly force used on a man who was not armed and had a bag of potato chips and soda?" said Dewitt Lacy, the family's attorney.

Lacy says police had already arrested a suspect in the stolen car case when they stopped Harmon.