On Thursday, a Hunt County jury unanimously found Shaun Lucas, a former police officer who shot and killed a Black man named Jonathan Price in October 2020, not guilty of murder. Lucas, who was fired from the Wolfe City Police Department following the incident, admitted to shooting 31-year-old Price, but...
Michael Förtsch on Unsplash, a former police officer who shot and killed a Black man named Jonathan Price in October 2020, not guilty of murder.shooting 31-year-old PricePrice’s mother, Marcella Louis, has filed a federal lawsuit against Lucas and Wolfe City in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.Filed on Sept. 3, the wrongful death suit claims Lucas shot and killed Price in violation of the man’s Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures.
An investigation by the Texas Rangers concluded that Lucas had responded with his firearm in a way that was “not objectively reasonable.”Shaun Lucas was acquitted in rural Hunt County Texas by an all white jury. At the time of his murder he was unarmed and did not pose a threat to any one. Every law enforcement professional that reviewed the facts concluded Lucas’ use of force was unjustified.
“Shaun Lucas was acquitted in rural Hunt County Texas by an all white jury. At the time of his murder he was unarmed and did not pose a threat to any one,” Merritt wrote. “Every law enforcement professional that reviewed the facts concluded Lucas’ use of force was unjustified.”
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