The Police Union calls the lawsuit “baseless.”
A federal lawsuit was filed against the Columbus Police Department and the officers involved in the shooting death of 30-year-old Kareem Ali Nadir Jones.
The federal civil rights lawsuit filed Thursday by his sister, Marica Phipps, alleges that Jones presented no threat. It also states Officers Samuel James and Marc Johnson repeatedly fired “without cause or provocation” and violated Jones’ constitutional rights, according to WBNS.
Jason Pappas, the president of the local police union representing the officers, called the lawsuit’s allegations baseless and said police are trained to draw their firearms when a suspect is armed.
“There’s no question here that what they did was absolutely appropriate and in compliance with their training and the law,” he said.
The mayor’s office says it can not comment on the lawsuit.
Source: WBNS
Columbus Police Hit With Federal Lawsuit For Kareem Jones Shooting was originally published on mycolumbusmagic.com
