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Lawsuit Seeks Documents on 2012 NYPD Killing of Ramarley Graham

HeadlineApr 13, 2017

In New York City, the family of Ramarley Graham filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the NYPD demanding it comply with open records laws and hand over documents related to Graham’s killing more than five years ago. On February 2, 2012, police officer Richard Haste shot the teenaged Graham inside his home, in front of his grandmother and 6-year-old brother. Haste was initially charged with manslaughter, but a judge later threw out the indictment on procedural grounds. A second grand jury elected not to indict. Wednesday’s lawsuit seeks police disciplinary records, evidence logs and other information. Graham’s family is also demanding the New York Police Department fire other officers involved in the killing and put them on trial. The lawsuit was filed on what would have been Ramarley Graham’s 24th birthday.

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