11 Years Later, NYPD Friendly Fire Suit Settled

Eleven years after being shot by one of his subordinate officers, former NYPD sergeant Dexter Brown has settled a wrongful injury lawsuit against the city for $3.25 million. Brown subdued a suspect during a Bed Stuy drug bust, “but was shot twice in the back by Detective Luis Lopez,” who then shot and killed a second unarmed suspect. The friendly fire victim says officers were not trained in “justifiable use of deadly force” and too quick in targeting minorities. |NYDN|