A city police officer whose actions resulted in the death of
Curtis Good was in compliance with the state attorney general's
guidelines for the use of deadly force, a police department review has
found. As a result, police officer Carmen Fazzolari, who was not
indicted by a grand jury and has been on paid administrative leave
since August, is expected to return to patrol duties once his doctor
approves his return to work. One of Good's brothers, Leon
Bradford of Detroit, said he's not surprised at the outcome of the
police department's review. He said once the Middlesex County grand
jury declined to indict Fazzolari in the Aug. 20 shooting death of his
41-year-old brother, he expected the city to do the same."I
do feel he (Fazzolari) committed a wrongful death." Bradford said with
18 years on the job, he thought Fazzolari could have dealt with the
situation differently. Rather than shoot to kill, Bradford questions
why the officer wasn't able to subdue his brother. "I just feel because
of the how it all took place, the officer was negligent," Bradford
said. "He murdered our brother. It's just sad." The city already has
been notified that the family plans to sue over the shooting and seek
$1 million in damages. Bradford said he's also interested in seeing if
there is any recourse to appeal the grand jury's decision. Police
were called to the apartment around 1:30 a.m. Aug. 20. Fazzolari went
in alone and saw Good crouching in the bedroom, ripping away wall board
while searching for something. As Good turned toward him, the officer
thought he saw a gun in his hand and fired twice at Good, the report
states. When Good lifted a television set threateningly, the officer
fired more rounds from his .45-caliber Glock. A total of eight shots
were fired. Good was struck six times, with one shot hitting his heart.
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