Six people who were injured when a Denver Police Department officer fired into a crowd while trying to hit an armed suspect in Lower Downtown in 2022 will receive nearly $20 million in damages, a jury ruled Friday.
The $19.75 million ruling in the civil lawsuit comes one day after jurors began deliberating whether former officer Brandon Ramos was liable for injuring Yekalo Weldehiwet, Bailey Alexander, Willis Small IV, Mark Bess, Angelica Rey and Ayla Bersage when he opened fire on an armed suspect standing in front of a crowd in the early hours of July 17, 2022.
“The verdict sends an unmistakable message that officers must consider the safety of our communities when they decide to use deadly force,” attorneys with the Denver firm Rathod Mohamedbhai said in a statement. “Officers cannot treat the people of Colorado as collateral damage.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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