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Judge OKs lawsuit against towns over shooting
Updated: Friday, 31 Aug 2012, 12:03 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 30 Aug 2012, 6:59 AM EDT
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge has removed some defendants in a lawsuit against towns and police departments over a shooting death, but allowed the legal effort to move forward.
The Connecticut Post reports that U.S. District Court Judge Janet Bond Arterton ruled on Wednesday that there's sufficient evidence for a jury to decide whether members of the Southwest Regional Emergency Response Team used unreasonable force when they entered a home in Easton in May 2008 and shot a 33-year-old man.
The lawsuit alleges police used unreasonable force and violated procedures when they entered the home and fatally shot Gonzalo Guizan.
It names the towns of Darien, Easton, Monroe, Trumbull and Wilton.
The judge removed some police chiefs from the lawsuit, saying they did not plan or implement the operation.
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Information from: Connecticut Post
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