Off dutyShootingExcessive forceGunKilled by officer
Plaintiff:
Corey A. Harris, Jr.
Incident date:
09/11/2009
Location:
6900 S. Eberhart Ave.
Allegations:
Harris, a junior at Walter Dyett High School, was near 71st and King Drive on the afternoon when DeMonte Richardson was shot nearby. Harris, who was unarmed, along with another Dyett student, ran away, and Officer Wright, who was in plain clothes and driving his personal SUV, pursued them. He fired several shots from his vehicle as he chased them toward 69th and Eberhart Ave. One of the shots hit Harris in the back, killing him.