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Lisa Edwards died after being discharged in February 2023 from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. She was being driven in a cruiser when she fell unconscious.

After public outcry, three officers were disciplined by the Knoxville Police Department. The family also named the hospital and security in the suit.

We read through the 892-page internal affairs investigation from the Knoxville Police Department. They flagged numerous policy violations.

Police Chief Paul Noel and Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen criticized the officers for their lack of compassion as Edwards begged for help.

Lisa Edwards family has hired Devon Jacob, a high-profile civil rights attorney well versed in filing lawsuits involving in-custody deaths.

Tennessee officers' conduct probed in woman's death

A former Rhode Island woman, disabled from a stroke, was "mocked and bullied" by police in Tennessee before she died, her family says.

The Knox County District Attorney’s office has stated that the four officers, who have been placed on paid administrative leave, will not be criminally charged for Edwards' death.

Four Tennessee police officers are being investigated for their treatment of a woman whose pleas for help they repeatedly ignored as they accused her of faking illness after she was discharged from a hospital. The woman was pronounced dead a day later.

Throughout her interaction with police, Lisa Edwards repeatedly told officers that she couldnt breathe and needed help sitting up. She died a day later.