Delray Beach, FL

Delray Beach, FL: (Sep-11-07) The family of Jerrod Miller, a teen fatally shot by a rookie Delray Beach police officer in 2005, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. The lawsuit was filed by Kenneth Miller and Terry Glover, who claimed that the city and then-rookie officer Darren Cogoni acted negligently in the February 2005 death of Jerrod Miller. The suit stated that Cogoni was assigned to security for a 'unity' dance at the Delray Full Service Center when 16-year-old Miller, who had no license and was driving a borrowed car, pulled up to the entrance and fled when Cogoni asked him for identification. His car careened onto the school campus and swerved towards a group of students near the school's gym before heading down a narrow outdoor passageway. Cogoni fired at least two shots; one struck the teen in the head. The suit blamed various city officials for embracing policies that it says led to Miller's death. It charged Cogoni and the city of violating Miller's civil rights by fostering an environment in which the excessive use of deadly force flourished. In a settlement reached, city officials agreed to pay Miller's family $1 million, ending the wrongful death suit. [PALM BEACH POST: TEEN DANCE DEATH]

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Published on Sep-16-07