held on 1 million dollars bond. the estate of a 2011 homicide victim... now suing police... and the city of new haven. among the things the lawsuit alleges... that police ignored the man's cries for help. news eight's annie rourke... live in news eight
control tonight... to break it all down. annie?the lawsuit claims essentially that the police took a terrible situation.. and made it worse. derrick suggs was wounded but alive when police got to the scene.. but his attorney says, the police
mishandled the situation so severely.. it contributed to this death.this was the scene back in march of 2011.. as you can see, there are many, many evidence markers on west street in new haven.. witnesses say, they heard 15 to 20 shots fired. derrick
suggs had come outside to make sure that his long-time girlfriend, felicia dawson, was safe as she walked to the store.. but he was hit by the bullets from the drive-by shooting. by all accounts, he was an innocent bystander who was in the wrong place at the
wrong time. but his girlfriend says, when police arrived on the scene.. suggs, who was grievously wounded, was hand-cuffed by police and even dragged on the ground without a stretcher.it shouldn't have happened, all of these things are truly
wrong. i mean, this guy was a victim, he was a law-abiding guy who had the misfortune to step outside of his house when there was some shooting going on. but the way that the police responded was totally out of line and i can't imagine any legitimate
explanation for that. there is another issue here.. the victim's family has made a formal request.. asking for the investigative file and other records in the case.. the police have so far, refused to turn over any paperwork whatsoever. the
family has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit. the city says, they will respond accordingly at the appropriate time. live in news 8 control.. ar.. n8.
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