LeBron Bronson

Deadly force

According to police, officer Michael Lego and other Western Wayne Community Response Team members were surveilling LeBron Bronson, who was suspected in two armed robberies. The officers followed Bronson to a Verizon store around 6 p.m. Bronson allegedly robbed and tied up the employees. Lego, Sgt. Keely Cochran and another officer reportedly waited outside for backup; trooper Jake Liss joined them. Bronson came out and Lego told him to drop his gun. Bronson allegedly raised his gun toward police. Lego fired several rounds from his AR-15. Bronson collapsed in the parking lot and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Liss also fired his weapon, striking Lego in his back right shoulder; the bullet exited the front of his shoulder, striking his hand and causing him to lose two fingers. Lego sued Liss and his supervisors, claiming the trooper was negligent, was not properly trained and did not follow proper safety protocols.