Trial may open old wounds
/The wrongful-death lawsuit in a 1996 police shooting is likely to revive race relations questions.
It began with a traffic stop almost eight years ago. TyRon Lewis, 18, was shot dead after he refused to get out of a stolen Pontiac LeMans and bumped a police officer several times with it. The shooting sparked two nights of civil disturbances. [more]
It began with a traffic stop almost eight years ago. TyRon Lewis, 18, was shot dead after he refused to get out of a stolen Pontiac LeMans and bumped a police officer several times with it. The shooting sparked two nights of civil disturbances. [more]
