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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A woman who was with a St. Paul man when he was shot and killed in Minneapolis by members of a federal task force is suing local authorities and has signaled her intent to sue the U.S. Marshals Service, saying she was emotionally traumatized and her civil rights were violated, her lawyers said Friday.
Norhan Askar was on a date with Winston Boogie Smith Jr. and was sitting in an SUV in a Minneapolis parking ramp on June 3 when Smith, who was Black, was fatally shot as authorities tried to arrest him on a weapons violation.
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Woman who was in Winston Smith s car sues local agencies, officers She claims her civil rights were violated in the deadly June 3 shooting. July 23, 2021 5:52pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Norhan Askar, the woman who was with Winston Boogie Smith Jr. in his car when he was killed by federal task force officers during an attempted arrest in June, has sued Hennepin and Ramsey counties, their sheriff s departments and the two officers who fired the shots into Smith s car.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Hennepin County District Court, claims three counts of denial of civil rights state-created danger, excessive force and failure to announce and one count of negligence. Askar is seeking at least $50,000 in relief.
Woman hurt when Winston Smith was killed sues authorities July 23, 2021 at 4:39 pm In this May 31, 2021, photo provided by Norhan Askar, Winston Boogie Smith Jr., is seen in Minneapolis Norhan Askar who was with Winston Boogie Smith Jr. when he was fatally shot by members of a U.S. Marshals Service task force during an arrest attempt in Minneapolis said through her attorneys Thursday, July 22, 2021 that the law enforcement officers were not in uniform and did not identify themselves as authorities when they surrounded the SUV with their guns drawn. (Norhan Askar via AP)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A woman who was with a St. Paul man when he was shot and killed in Minneapolis by members of a federal task force is suing local authorities and has signaled her intent to sue the U.S. Marshals Service, saying she was emotionally traumatized and her civil rights were violated, her lawyers said Friday.