Burks’ Oct. 2 death was recorded by police body cameras as officers pleaded with him to drop a knife he was carrying.
DETROIT (AP) — The family of Porter Burks, a Black man fatally shot during an early morning confrontation with Detroit police, is suing the city for $50 million, their lawyer announced Tuesday.
Five unnamed officers also are named in the wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday by attorney Geoffrey Fieger. It claims today!
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