The family of a man who was fatally shot last year at a middle school while students were being picked has filed a lawsuit, alleging unlawful use of force by Colorado deputies.
Richard Ward, 32, was with his mother, Kristy Ward Stamp, and her boyfriend Feb. 22, 2022, to pick up his younger brother from Liberty Point International Middle School, according to the federal lawsuit filed in the District Court of Colorado. Pueblo County Sheriff's deputies approached Ward after receiving a report that he had been opening doors of nearby cars in the pickup waiting area, officials have said.
McWhorter asked Ward for identification, and Ward started to pat his pants and reached into his pocket, the video showed.When asked if he had a weapon, Ward responded that he did not think so but he might have a pocket knife, according to footage from McWhorter's body camera. Ward did not have his pocketknife at the time, the lawsuit said.
The second deputy's camera appears to show Ward and McWhorter wrestling on the ground but only their legs can be seen. Within 20 seconds, three muffled shots can be heard. The second deputy informed the couple that more people were on the way. According to the video, McWhorter put on his gloves and lifted Ward's shirt. Ward received medical aid after paramedics arrived about five minutes after he was shot.
Ward was shot three times and pronounced dead at the scene, according to his family's lawsuit. His mother was not informed about Ward's death until hours later after she and her boyfriend had been taken into custody and interrogated, the lawsuit alleges.An investigation by the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office found that the deputies' actions"comported with and were pursuant to Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office training, policies, customs and practices," the lawsuit said.
“My heart is broken. I have no words to explain this to Richard’s little brother,” Ward's mother said in a statement Tuesday. “Our family has been ripped apart.”
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