Family of Eishia Hudson files civil claim for wrongful death against Winnipeg police
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The family of Eishia Hudson, the 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed by a Winnipeg police officer, has filed a civil claim for wrongful death and neglect in the April 2020 death.
The family of Eishia Hudson, the 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed by a Winnipeg police officer, has filed a civil claim for wrongful death and neglect in the April 2020 death.
Cochrane Saxberg Barristers and Solicitors announced the civil claim in a news release on Wednesday, saying the unnamed officers who drew their weapons are named as defendants for "acts of recklessness, carelessness, and negligence." Chief of Policy Danny Smyth is also named for “failing to adequately address the problem of systemic racism in the Winnipeg Police Service,” according to the law firm.
“Eishia’s death brought us closer to families across the country who suffered the same loss of loved ones at the hands of police misuse of force,” said William Hudson, Eishia’s father, in the news release.
“We are all on the search for justice. The police must be held accountable. If Eishia wasn’t recognized as being Indigenous by the police officer, she might still be alive today.”
Hudson was shot by a police officer on April 8 after an incident at a Liquor Mart.
Winnipeg police officers said they were called to a store in Sage Creek following reports that multiple suspects allegedly stole alcohol and left in an SUV.
Officers said the suspects, who they allege were driving a stolen SUV, attempted to escape police, which led to a chase that ended at Lagimodiere Boulevard and Fermor Avenue where an officer fired his gun two times at the driver.
