Mycol French

Deadly force

Mycol French was shot by Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (MEG) drug task force agents Charles Smith, Bernard Fapso, Jeremy Gaughan, Jeffrey Padilla and Patrick Gara. According to police, the officers shot French because he allegedly drove at them when they tried to "take enforcement action" after pulling him over at about 1 p.m. According to a lawsuit, French was waiting for a friend to return from shopping when the officers approached with guns drawn, then shot into the other, striking French. French tried to flee, but crashed his car into the side of a building, according to the suit. The lawsuit also contended French died after officers prevented paramedics from providing emergency medical treatment.