Tag: excessive force lawsuit
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Colorado Springs police sued after deadly shooting
Editor’s note: This story has corrected the location of the shooting along with the accurate location of the firearm found on Alex Martinez-Sarmiento. The family of a man shot three times in the back by a Colorado Springs police officer is seeking justice after their loved one was killed in the incident. The shooting unfolded…
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In district court lawsuit, man alleges Colorado Springs police officer tried to cover up use of excessive force
A man suing a Colorado Springs police officer said the officer used excessive force against him, fracturing several bones and causing one of his lungs to collapse while he experienced a mental health crisis in the summer of 2022, and then tried to cover it up. Matthew Siron claims in a lawsuit filed in El…