MPD, the District of Columbia, and an MPD commander are facing a $25 million lawsuit from the family of a man who was fatally shot at the Wharf by the off-duty MPD officer in July 2022.
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Family members of Lazarus Wilson — who was fatally shot at the Wharf by an off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officer in July 2022 — have filed a $25 million lawsuit against the District, MPD, and the officer involved in the shooting.
In July of last year, Wilson was at the Wharf with a friend when a third, unidentified person pulled a gun and began to pull Wilson’s friend to a vehicle, according to the suit. MPD commander Lt. Jason Bagshaw was at a nearby restaurant in plain clothes at the time, and upon exiting the restaurant, shot and killed 23-year-old Wilson after seeing him holding a gun.
Now, Wilson’s family has filed a civil suit arguing that Bagshaw’s use of force was excessive and that not announcing his presence as a police officer in the situation led to Wilson’s wrongful death. The suit, which was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, also accuses Bagshaw, the department, and the District of gross negligence in Wilson’s killing.
Bagshaw, MPD Interim Chief of Police Ashan M. Benedict, and Mayor Muriel Bowser are named as defendants. In addition to the $25 million in damages, the family is asking the court to require the department to implement “training protocols to prevent and effectively discipline the conduct”...
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