The Associated Press
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The family of a man killed by a Long Beach police officer during a struggle has filed a wrongful-death claim against the city and Police Department.
An attorney filed the claim Tuesday night on behalf of Roketi Mosesue’s relatives and a neighbor who claims that officers beat and arrested him after the shooting. Attorney Brian Dunn said the claim is a precursor to a lawsuit.
Witnesses and family members have said an officer shot an unarmed Mosesue three to six times as he lay on his stomach in front of his house on May 17. Police contend Mosesue charged at the officers and that an officer shot him after he grabbed a baton from another officer during the struggle.