Ali Osman, 34, was killed Sept. 24 after he threw rocks at their cars, Phoenix police said.
The family of an Arizona man fatally shot by Phoenix police after he threw rocks at their patrol vehicles has filed a notice of claim seeking $85 million.
Quacy Smith, an attorney for Ali Osman's family, filed the claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — on Friday naming the city, its police department, Chief Michael Sullivan and two officers as defendants.
"The Claimants seek an award of damages reasonably calculated to compensate for the injuries they suffered in connection with the wrongful death of Ali Osman on September 24, 2022," the claim says.
Osman, 34, died at a hospital after two police officers shot him near an intersection in Phoenix. The police department said the incident stemmed from Osman's hitting police cruisers with rocks. Smith said Osman, who was Somali, was murdered.
"This is not just homicide. This was murder," he said at a news conference this month. "He should be in jail, not in a graveyard."
Police said three officers in two patrol units had just completed an unrelated call and were driving on North 19th Avenue when "they saw a man throwing rocks at their vehicles."
"Both units involved stopped further down the street and spoke with each other about what occurred," Sgt. Brian Bower said in an Oct. 7 video statement.
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The family of an Arizona man fatally shot by Phoenix police after he threw rocks at their patrol vehicles has filed a notice of claim seeking $85 million.
Quacy Smith, an attorney for Ali Osman's family, filed the claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — on Friday naming the city, its police department, Chief Michael Sullivan and two officers as defendants.
"The Claimants seek an award of damages reasonably calculated to compensate for the injuries they suffered in connection with the wrongful death of Ali Osman on September 24, 2022," the claim says.
Osman, 34, died at a hospital after two police officers shot him near an intersection in Phoenix. The police department said the incident stemmed from Osman's hitting police cruisers with rocks. Smith said Osman, who was Somali, was murdered.
"This is not just homicide. This was murder," he said at a news conference this month. "He should be in jail, not in a graveyard."
Police said three officers in two patrol units had just completed an unrelated call and were driving on North 19th Avenue when "they saw a man throwing rocks at their vehicles."
"Both units involved stopped further down the street and spoke with each other about what occurred," Sgt. Brian Bower said in an Oct. 7 video statement.
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Family of Arizona man killed by police after he threw rocks at their patrol cars plans to sue for $85 million
Ali Osman, 34, was killed Sept. 24 after he threw rocks at their cars, Phoenix police said.
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