Government,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 21, 2022
Jury awards $2.1M to son of homeless man shot by L.A. police
Although the Los Angeles Police Commission found the shooting to be within department policy, the jury determined after five days of trial that Sergeant Colin Langsdale used excessive and unreasonable force and was negligent.
A federal jury in Los Angeles unanimously awarded $2.1 million to the family of a homeless man who was shot and killed by a Los Angeles Police sergeant in 2020.
Although the Los Angeles Police Commission found the shooting to be within department policy, the jury determined Tuesday after five days of trial that Sgt. Colin Langsdale used excessive and unreasonable force and was negligent, including when he fired shots at unarmed Victor Vale...
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