The Family of a Delaware Man Who Was Shot by Police File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of a Delaware man who was fatally shot by local police two years ago while he was armed with a knife has sued the city and officers that fired at him, seeking monetary damages.
The wrongful death lawsuit, filed Dec. 28 in U.S. District Court, accuses the two Milford officers of violating the rights of Brandon Roberts and the city of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In August 2020, the state attorney general’s office cleared officers Nigel Golding and Brandon Karpin of criminal wrongdoing in the fatal shooting seven months earlier, declaring they were justified in using deadly force against Roberts.