The suit, filed on behalf of Debra Cooper, Chris Beaty's mother, claims officials failed to protect Beaty and the general public by failing to provide adequate training to police officers for protests downtown.
Debra Cooper — the mother of Chris Beaty — claims officials failed to protect Beaty and the general public by failing to provide adequate training to police officers. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana.
It alleges Hogsett"failed to provide for and maintain the public safety in downtown Indianapolis." and that the City failed to provide training for police officers,"the need of which was obvious and the inadequacy of training was likely to result in a violation of constitutional rights." It goes on to claim,"The municipal entity demonstrated a deliberate indifference to the rights of the plaintiff by failing to provide such training.
Beaty, 38, was fatally shot on May 30 as he walked through the alley near his apartment building after a robbery had occurred. He was a business owner, former IU football player and Cathedral High School graduate.
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