2 men allegedly beaten with batons in Harlem, sue city and NYPD for $5M
Two men say they suffered injuries including a fractured elbow, and a laceration to the head, in the street-clearing chaos following a 46-shot fusillade by police...
From: The Daily News
Two men say they were injured by NYPD cops indiscriminately swinging their batons after a wild shootout last month at a Harlem block party.
Devon Riley says he suffered a fractured elbow and Kirt Liburd a laceration to his head in the street-clearing chaos following a 46-shot fusillade by police.
Riley and Liburd have filed notices of claim seeking $5 million in damages, the first step in suing the city and the Police Department.
“Once again, we have innocent bystanders beaten indiscriminately by police with their nightsticks,” said their lawyer Sanford Rubenstein.
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