Friday, June 04, 2010
Porter Estate Sues Huntington
WEST VIRGINIA....
The estate of Joe Porter has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Huntington and Police Officer Ronnie Lusk who fatally shot Porter when he and fellow officers responded to an exchange of gunfire outside Club Babylon on 4th Avenue on Nov. 8, 2009. The lawsuit alleges Lusk turned his weapon on Porter without provocation and for no apparent reason. However, a police investigation found Lusk justifiably fired in response to Porter pointing a .45 caliber handgun toward him. The lawsuit charges police failed to seek timely medical treatment, leaving Porter bleeding on the floor while officers restrained, threatened and/or intimidated witnesses. The Police Department says officers handcuffed Porter as a precaution, and an ambulance crew arrived at the bar at 3:14 A.M., 8 minutes and 27 seconds following the initial report. The ambulance arrived at the hospital at 3:33 A.M. Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook relied upon his department's investigation and last month's grand jury decision to exonerate Lusk, saying he was certain there was no wrongdoing on the city's part, and the department will absolutely defend itself.
The estate of Joe Porter has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Huntington and Police Officer Ronnie Lusk who fatally shot Porter when he and fellow officers responded to an exchange of gunfire outside Club Babylon on 4th Avenue on Nov. 8, 2009. The lawsuit alleges Lusk turned his weapon on Porter without provocation and for no apparent reason. However, a police investigation found Lusk justifiably fired in response to Porter pointing a .45 caliber handgun toward him. The lawsuit charges police failed to seek timely medical treatment, leaving Porter bleeding on the floor while officers restrained, threatened and/or intimidated witnesses. The Police Department says officers handcuffed Porter as a precaution, and an ambulance crew arrived at the bar at 3:14 A.M., 8 minutes and 27 seconds following the initial report. The ambulance arrived at the hospital at 3:33 A.M. Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook relied upon his department's investigation and last month's grand jury decision to exonerate Lusk, saying he was certain there was no wrongdoing on the city's part, and the department will absolutely defend itself.
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