NM police sued after man commits suicide during standoff

Author: Jenifer Goodwin
By Russell Contreras Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The family of a man who killed himself after a shootout with authorities has sued the city of Albuquerque, its police department and two officers, claiming police unnecessarily escalated a 2012 standoff. Attorneys for the estate of Santiago Chavez filed the wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court — the latest legal …
Source: Police Updates
NM police sued after man commits suicide during standoff