Stacey Weeks filed a lawsuit against the US government and the FBI agents involved in the August 4, 2023, shooting death of her son, Taheim Weeks-Cook. The lawsuit alleges that agents failed to announce their presence, shoot an unarmed Weeks-Cook, and used excessive force during the attempted arrest.
The mother of a man who was shot and killed by FBI agents in Philadelphia as they were trying to arrest him following a string of convenience store robberies, has filed a lawsuit over his slayingin August of 2023, as he was being sought for his suspected connection to a string of convenience store robberies, has brought forward a lawsuit following her son's slaying.
Over the past weekend, Stacey Weeks, mother of 22-year-old Taheim Weeks-Cook, filed a lawsuit against the United States government and the FBI agents involved in the Aug. 4, 2023, shooting that lead to her son's death.She also claims, in court documents, that agents failed to surround the Nicetown property where they attempted to apprehend Weeks-Cook, failed to knock to announce their arrival and that agents shot and killed an unarmed Weeks-Cook, knowing he had no weapon in his possession.
Law enforcement officials have said that Weeks-Cook was sought for his suspected involvement in at least one of those armed robberies. According to the court documents, Cook is seeking compensation and punitive damages in relation to her son's slaying.
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