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Civil Rights

Aug. 4, 2006

Kin of Man Killed by Police Sues for $10 Million

SAN FRANCISCO - The attorney for the family of a man suspected of trespassing who was shot and killed by police filed a $10 million federal civil rights lawsuit on Wednesday against the San Francisco Police Department.

By Dennis Opatrny
Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - The attorney for the family of a man suspected of trespassing who was shot and killed by police filed a $10 million federal civil rights lawsuit on Wednesday against the San Francisco Police Department.
      Lawyer John Burris said Asa Sullivan was a victim of excessive force and had no weapon when police opened fire in the attic of a townhouse ...

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