The cop and his mother are the parties who should be sued. And bankrupted. She worked for the city and put in his paperwork so that his past that would have disqualified him from the job was not seen before he was hired. Her (or their) fraud would either absolve or reduce culpability on the city’s part
Further, Mrs. Cook’s husband died shortly after her murder, so that would reduce the damages significantly. It’s a sad story. The fault,tho, goes back to the cop and his mother.
Lawsuits against the city bankrupt *taxpayers*, some of whom are *Freepers*.
Which is why cities *love* lawsuits-—the innocent have to pay.
How about the murderer should lose his own life, before he shoots and kills another Sunday School teacher?