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Jury Awards Missouri Man $2 Million in Police Misconduct Lawsuit

Posted by Staff Writer
Thursday, October 31, 2002 12:00 AM EST
Category: Miscellaneous
Tags: Miscellaneous, Police Misconduct and Inmate Abuse, Police Misconduct

A Missouri jury awarded $2 million last week to a 52-year-old man who suffered severe injuries when he was shot by a police officer during a drug raid on his house. David Doran, a Kansas City mechanic, was shot twice in 1998 when police raided his home searching for a methamphetamine lab an anonymous caller claimed was built on the property. When authorities with the department's Street Narcotics Unit entered the residence using a battering ram, Doran, who was sleeping, awoke and entered his kitchen carrying a handgun. At the trial, Officer Mark Sumpter alleged he instructed Doran to "Get down!" and opened fire when he refused. Doran, however, insisted he immediately dropped his weapon when he realized police were in his house and was shot when he raised his hands. The officers found no trace of methamphetamine at Doran's house. In its ruling, the jury cited the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners and several senior police officials for failing to properly train officers involved in the raid.


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