Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Family of Bronx Man Who Died After Double Tasering by NYPD Files $10M Lawsuit


A New York Daily News Exclusive


The family of a Bronx man — who died after he was Tasered twice by an NYPD sergeant — has filed a $10 million notice of claim that they intend to sue the cop for excessive force, the Daily News learned.

“My brother was a great guy. My brother wasn’t a fighter, he wasn’t violent. He had a great deal of respect for police,” said Mildred Galarza, whose brother Ariel Galarza, 49, was holding a bottle of hot sauce when a neighbor thought he was an emotionally disturbed person with a knife and called police.

Ariel Galarza was zapped twice by NYPD Sgt. William Melrose on Nov. 2 at his Mayflower Ave. home, went into cardiac arrest and later died at the hospital. 

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Source: NYDN (via The Empire Report) 

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