Minneapolis AP —A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop last year, ruling that the trooper’s actions did not violate the law.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel granted Trooper Ryan Londregan’s motion to dismiss the suit filed against him by the family of Ricky Cobb II.
Brasel found that Londregan did not act unreasonably when he fired his weapon at Cobb as the man’s vehicle began moving forward with another state trooper partly inside.
Cobb’s family filed its lawsuit in April accusing Londregan and Seide of excessive use of force and unreasonable search and seizure.
Bakari Sellers, an attorney representing Cobb’s family, said the family is considering appealing the decision or amending their complaint against Londregan.
Persons:
Nancy Brasel, Ryan, Ricky Cobb, Brasel, Londregan, Cobb, Brett Seide, Ricky Cobb II, Trisha Ahmed, George Floyd, Cobb’s, Chris Madel, it’s, ”, Bakari Sellers
Organizations:
Minneapolis AP, District, Hennepin County Government Center, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, Londregan, Minnesota Star Tribune
Locations:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ramsey County, Hennepin County, Cobb’s