Post by Logan on Mar 2, 2016 5:21:26 GMT -6
Parents file multi-million lawsuit against Norfolk officer who killed their son
NORFOLK -- David Latham’s parents on Monday sued the Norfolk police officer who shot their son to death.
Audrey and Glennis Latham filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Officer Michael Carlton Edington Jr., in Norfolk Circuit Court, 20 months after he shot their 35-year-old son nine times. The Lathams claimed Edington used excessive force and illegally shot Latham. The suit seeks $9 million.
Latham had been suffering from mental health problems since he was a teenager.
On June 6, Latham grabbed a knife during a fight with his brother. His mother, Audrey, called police, hoping to get emergency psychiatric help for her son. It was a call she’d made many times before. At least once, Latham called police himself to go to a hospital.
Read more: pilotonline.com/news/local/crime/parents-file-multi-million-lawsuit-against-norfolk-officer-who-killed/article_7d6a684a-623c-57dd-b7b0-0edda9cee8a4.html
NORFOLK -- David Latham’s parents on Monday sued the Norfolk police officer who shot their son to death.
Audrey and Glennis Latham filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Officer Michael Carlton Edington Jr., in Norfolk Circuit Court, 20 months after he shot their 35-year-old son nine times. The Lathams claimed Edington used excessive force and illegally shot Latham. The suit seeks $9 million.
Latham had been suffering from mental health problems since he was a teenager.
On June 6, Latham grabbed a knife during a fight with his brother. His mother, Audrey, called police, hoping to get emergency psychiatric help for her son. It was a call she’d made many times before. At least once, Latham called police himself to go to a hospital.
Read more: pilotonline.com/news/local/crime/parents-file-multi-million-lawsuit-against-norfolk-officer-who-killed/article_7d6a684a-623c-57dd-b7b0-0edda9cee8a4.html