The cop does not want the family’s money. He wants the money that the city will eventually give to the family.
I’ll leave it to others to debate the legality of the shooting the baseball bat guy. But the cop also (accidentally) shot the innocent neighbor. I hope the neighbor’s family sues the cop personally. One good lawsuit deserves another.
Didn’t the article say the bullet that killed the thug also killed the lady after passing through the crazy thug?
Can’t see where the police officer should be sued for accidentally killing the lady. Seems like the family of the lady should sue the crazy thugs family for the death caused by the crazy thugs behavior.
From reading the article would you have the police officer get his head bashed in instead of taking a reasonable defense of life shot? Would you let some guy bash your head in without defending yourself? I think not.
He hit the target, killed the crazy thug. It is not like he missed and killed the lady through recklessness. A one-in-a-million pass-through shot killing an innocent lady is not reckless or criminal or a violation of civil rights.