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Herrmann Law Group files suit - Man shot, killed by officers in Clackamas County was denied aid; Body mocked, mutilated.

MILWAUKIE Ore. (KPTV) — A new civil rights lawsuit has been initiated against Clackamas County deputies and an Oregon State Patrol officer in the aftermath of a fatal shooting last June.

The lawsuit, brought by lawyers representing the family, seems to reveal details that were not part of the initial story told by police.

According to court documents, Derrick Clark, the man who was shot and killed, was allegedly left lying on the ground for two hours after the incident, while numerous nearby officers failed to provide aid.

The lawsuit alleges that:

“Rather than provide Mr. Clark with medical care, the law enforcement officers proceeded to laugh, make jokes, refer to Mr. Clark as an animal and a boy, launch explosives at his motionless body, and released a police dog to bite his body.”

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Washington Deputies Fired 34 Rounds in Fatal Shooting

Washington deputies fired 34 rounds in the fatal shooting of an armed suspect that sparked violent protests last month — so many that they mistakenly thought he was firing back at them, according to reports.

An investigation showed three Clark County deputies shot 21-year-old Kevin Peterson Jr. when he fled a drug-dealing sting in Hazel Dell on Oct. 29, aiming a semi-automatic handgun at them, according to The Columbian.

A lawyer representing the family, Lara Herrmann, called for an apology for the initial public statements that Peterson Jr. had shot at the officers.

“When law enforcement makes a false accusation, as they did in the shooting of Kevin, it’s heartbreaking for the family,” Hermann said in a statement to both papers.

Other lawyers for the family also challenged the suggestion that he had posed a lethal threat. “Nobody should die over a fistful of Xanax,” Mark Lindquist, another lawyer for the family, told The Columbian. Detectives were trying to arrest him for the sale of 50 Xanax pills.

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Herrmann Law Group alleges fatal Tacoma police shooting unjustified

Attorneys representing Brendelin Branch, the mother of Bennie Branch, have filed a claim of excessive force against the City of Tacoma and Tacoma Police Department Officer Ryan Bradley who fatally shot Branch on Sept. 8, 2019. Branch was 24.

The claim seeks monetary damages in excess of $1 million. Under Washington state law, a claim for damages must be submitted before bringing a lawsuit against a municipality or its employees for violations of state tort law. Sixty days after filing the claim, a lawsuit will be filed in federal court at the U.S. District Courthouse in Tacoma.

According to police reports, officers contacted Branch late at night when they were checking on a vehicle in an area known for drug use. Officers and Branch scuffled. At some point, Branch attempted to flee. He was shot and killed.

An Airsoft pistol, or BB gun, was recovered near Branch’s body. Police allege he was reaching for the toy pistol in his waistband when he was shot.

Brendelin Branch, who was present at the scene and witnessed the incident, reported officers had taken the BB gun from her son “and brushed it away” before the shooting.

Ten spent shell casings were recovered at the scene, indicating Officer Bradley fired ten rounds. Several shots hit Branch, including in his back.

Ben Crump, Dale K. Galipo and local attorneys Lara Herrmann and Crystal R. Lloyd represent Brendelin Branch. Crump, a nationally-known civil rights attorney, has represented many families in excessive force incidents, including the family of George Floyd in Minnesota and the family of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. Galipo, a California civil rights lawyer, has handled hundreds of police shooting cases. Herrmann and Lloyd of Herrmann Law Group recently partnered with Crump to secure a settlement in the fatal police shooting of farm worker Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco, Washington.

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