A civil rights lawsuit was filed in federal court against former officer Ryan Remington and the city of Tucson on behalf of Richard Lee Richards, who was shot and killed while in a wheelchair, and Richards' sister.
Jamie Donnelly The family of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty Tucson police officer last year has filed a civil rights lawsuit against him and the city of Tucson.
“Mr. Remington’s shooting and killing of Mr. Richards instead of using, or even attempting to use, a method of non-deadly force violated Mr. Richards’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure and to be free from discrimination because of his disability,” Bradley said. “Mr. Remington’s actions were unconscionable, unreasonable, and in intentional disregard of Mr. Richards’s rights.”
Richards continued to head through the Walmart and Lowe’s parking lots on Valencia Road near Midvale Road. According to the Walmart employee, Richards said, “If you want me to put down the knife, you’re going to have to shoot me," police said. In the lawsuit, Bradley said Richards had discarded the toolset he had taken in the parking lot. He also said Richards was confined to a battery powered wheelchair with a maximum speed not much faster than an ordinary walking pace.
Last month, Pima County Attorney Laura Conover announced that Remington had been indicted on one count of manslaughter. Her office began reviewing the case in December and by early summer had decided to seek a grand jury review.
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