The officers’ punches broke several of the man’s bones, his family said. Here’s why police officials said the use of force was necessary.
The department explained on Tuesday why it ruled its officers were justified in the use of force case.GRAPHIC WARNING: A man's family said they plan to sue over the altercation.
Officers said they tried to stop him as he walked next to traffic then ran from them across Washington Boulevard.Young explained that the punches thrown by two of the four officers on top of Shawn Sims were well within department policy and completely justified.“Sims quickly refused, withdrew his hand from his waistband and pushed it out of his shirt in this manner as if he was pointing a gun at the police officers,” Young said.
They also used a stun gun him twice to try to get him to comply, but he never complied, the chief said. Once officers handcuffed Sims, they stopped all use of force, mmediately notified a sergeant and began the after-action review before this bystander video was released, the chief said.Sims’ mother, Marcia Quitana, has now hired an attorney, saying officers broke his eye orbital bones, nose, jaw and fractured his ribs. They plan to sue.
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