County won't pay for burial of African man shot by Maryland Cop
Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at 12:06AM
TheSpook
The family of a Cameroonian immigrant killed last
month in a police shooting expressed disappointment Tuesday that the
county would not pay the expenses of sending the body back to his
village. "It seems like the county is pulling back on all the
assistance they were going to give us," said Julius Oben, a cousin of
Peter Ayompeuh Njang, who was shot Aug. 12 by a police officer after he
allegedly threatened her with a box-cutter. Oben said the family faces
a $7,000 bill to fly Njang's body to the central African nation, as
well as a $26,500 hospital bill. The county had offered the family
$1,500, but Oben said the family was told if they spent more than that,
the county would offer nothing. A lawsuit is pending on behalf of Njang
who was gunned down by Montgomery County police last month. Police say
that Njang approached officers with box cutters, witnesses say
otherwise. [more ]
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