Category Archives: Police Brutality
IN THE NEWS: SHAQUILLE KELLY SHOT BY POLICE IN FT. WAYNE
The personal injury law firm of Ramey & Hailey is representing Melina Dominguez, mother of Shaquille Kelly’s four children, in a lawsuit against the Ft. Wayne, Indiana Police Department and Officer Christopher Hawthorne. On May 22, 2019, Kelly was shot and killed by police. As the Allen County prosecutor’s office announced that no charges… Read More »
IN THE NEWS: HISTORIC POLICE REFORM AND TRAINING BILL SIGNED INTO LAW
House Bill 1006, the police reform and training bill signed into law only last month by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has been called “historic” by lawmakers of both political parties. The bill: establishes a procedure for the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board to decertify any officer who commits misconduct prohibits chokeholds (under certain circumstances)… Read More »
MIXED FEELINGS ON THE PART OF AN INDIANA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY
As a humble recent recipient of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association prestigious Hoosier Freedom Award, I confess to having some mixed feelings about the rate of progress in Indianapolis when it comes to race relations. The goal of our work as personal injury attorneys, as the award states, is to create a more just… Read More »