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Lubbock settles Taser death suit for $49,000
The Associated Press
May 7, 2008
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Lubbock officials have agreed to pay a
$49,000 settlement to the family of domestic violence suspect who
died in Lubbock police custody.
Juan Nunez (NOON'-yehz) III died after a police officer stunned
him in the chest several times with a Taser stun gun in 2006.
The city says doesn't admit liability by reaching the settlement
agreement in the Nunez family's suit.
The lawsuit accused Lubbock police of not establishing adequate
policies for stun gun use and failing to train officers properly to
use the devices. In the suit, the family alleged Officer Matt
Doherty used excessive force and violated the man's civil rights.
Doherty responded to a 911 hang-up call on April 16, 2006, and
found a domestic dispute between Nunez and his family. According to
police reports, Nunez became violent, leading Doherty to stun him
in the chest four times with the Taser gun in less than a minute.
Nunez fell backward and struck his head. A medical examiner's
report said the Taser shocks, the blow to the head and alcohol
killed Nunez.
Copyright © 2008, The Associated Press
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