The family of a young black man who was fatally shot by police officers in Colorado Springs last year has filed a federal lawsuit against the city claiming officers violated his constitutional rights through the use of excessive force.
The lawsuit said Colorado Springs Sgt. Alan Van’t Land and officer Blake Evenson described their initial conversation with Bailey and Stoker as calm and civl, but then began approaching the two young men. But Bailey ran as Van’t Land approached him from behind, and both officers drew their guns while yelling “hands up” in rapid succession, the suit claims.
, which states that use of deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspect is constitutionally unreasonable unless the suspect poses a significant threat. “Defendant police officers determined that the only way to prevent Mr. Bailey from getting away was to shoot him in the back,” the suit said. “So they did.”was a justified act in NovemberA spokesperson for the city of Colorado Springs on Thursday said they would not comment on active litigation. The Colorado Springs Police Department did not immediately responded to a request for comment.
The family’s lawsuit also alleges that excessive use of force and racially biased policing “has long been the custom and actual practice” at the Colorado Springs Police Department. The suit listed a number of cases where complaints of excessive force were made against the department, including the, who was hit with a stun gun during a police response to a disturbance call at an apartment building.
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