Wrongful death lawsuit filed over fatal shooting by deputy
May 11, 2021
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) The mother of a Tennessee man who was fatally shot by a sheriff s deputy last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
Deborah Lilly filed suit against Hamilton County government and Deputy Jordan Long-Ross and is asking for $10 million in punitive damages and $10 million in compensatory damages, news outlets reported.
Long-Ross fatally shot Tyler Hays, 29, during an early morning traffic stop in Sale Creek. At the time, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Hays fled on foot after being pulled over and then got into an altercation with the deputy that led to the shooting.
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Law enforcement officers are observing Police Memorial Week, and remembering their comrades who lost their lives in the line of duty. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac says the country averages about 150 police line of duty deaths a year, and faced a new threat in the last year. This past year and a half, we ve seen well over a hundred officers lose their lives in this horrific pandemic this country and world is also facing, he says.
Mayor John Cranley says police are a big reason Cincinnati is growing. The Cincinnati Police Department is literally considered the national role model for policing. There s been so much talk about policing over the last year, but Cincinnati has been doing the work of improving police-community relations for 20 years.
7 officers who died in line of duty honored at Ohio Peace Officersâ Memorial Ceremony Share Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 6, 2021 Share Updated: 10:28 PM EDT May 6, 2021
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Show Transcript STORY. FAMILY, YOU HAVE AN ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT YOUâVE MADE? AND THAT EACH ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS MADE, BUT THEY MADE IT. FOR THIS FLAG. THEY MADE IT. FOR OUR COUNTRY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY SO WE HONOR THEM TODAY. IT IS A CEREMONY FILLED WITH PAGEANTRY AND RESPECT BLENDED WITH A HARSH REALITY. CELEBRATE OUR HEROES SHARE A GRIEF AND REMEMBER WHY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DO WHAT THEY DO IN SPITE OF THE RISKS. SEVEN NAMES JOINED THE MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE ON OHIOâS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL WALL IN LONDON, OHIO WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY SINCE 1823. OUR AREA HAS FELT THE PAIN MORE THAN ANY AROUND THE STATE FOUR OF THE SEVEN OFFICERS FROM 2019 AND 2020 RECOGNIZED TODAY ARE THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA AND ONE IS FROM DAYTON. OFFICER DALE WOODS
May 6, 2021 / 07:53 AM EST
ARCADIA, Ind. (WISH) Local and statewide support is coming ahead of the funeral for the Hamilton Heights teen killed in an accident while headed to the prom.
Kalen Hart’s classmates never thought this would be their friend. Compassion from strangers, not only throughout Hamilton County but across the state has helped get them through this tough week.
Hamilton Heights High School Assistant Principal Whitney Gray says minutes after finding out about the accident, community members showed up and went to work. Parents, teachers, board members, pastors, counselors and officers were there for the students.
Local restaurants immediately provided food, and have continued to do so this week.