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Derrick Ambrose Jr.
United States · Aged 22 · Died 11/18/2012
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Deadly force
Officer Kyle Law was reportedly in the area at around 1:40 a.m. when police got a call about a disturbance outside New World Sports Bar and Grill. Law said he saw Derrick Ambrose Jr. pointing a gun at a crowd of people. Ambrose ran, and Law chased him on foot. Ambrose stepped out from behind a tree, and Law shot him in the back of his head and the back of his leg. A witness reportedly asked Law why he shot Ambrose since he never turned toward the officer or pointed anything at him. The family's lawsuit said that before he was shot, Ambrose had dropped a handgun for which he had a permit. Under the settlement agreement, Ambrose's parents received $2.5 million in what was believed to be the largest city settlement of a police-shooting lawsuit in Iowa history.
Alleged responsible partyWaterloo Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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