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Jun 24, 2008 2:05 am US/Pacific
$25M Claim Filed In Inglewood Police Shooting
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) ―
A $25 million claim has been filed against the city of Inglewood on behalf of the victims of a fatal police shooting last month in which officers fired into a car, striking three unarmed men.
Michael Byoune, 19, was killed by police May 11 in a parking lot outside a Rally's restaurant. Driver Larry White, 19, and passenger Chris Larkin, 21, were wounded .
Two officers had responded to the sound of gunfire coming from the parking lot. As they approached, they saw a man running, then get into the back of a slowly moving car. Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks said last month that the officers believed the gunfire was coming from the car and they fired at it as it drove toward them.
No guns were found in the car and police said there was no evidence linking the three men to the initial shots fired.
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