Unarmed Black Man shot by Miami Police says he’ll sue

From [HERE] Attorneys for Kareem Williams, who was injured in a police shooting Feb. 11, said Saturday they have filed a notice of intent to sue the city of Miami, Miami Police Chief Miguel Exposito and the officers involved. Another man, Travis McNeil, was killed in the shooting.

The Cochran Firm and the Amarantos Legal Team are representing Williams, who was shot three times after police pulled over the vehicle in which he was riding and fired inside the car. McNeil, the driver, was killed at the scene.

McNeil and Williams were pulled over at the intersection of 75th Street and North Miami Avenue because they were driving “erratically” and ran a traffic light, police said. They had just left Little River’s Take One Cocktail Lounge in North Miami Beach. Miami police detective Reinaldo Goyo, who is part of the department’s gang unit, ordered McNeil, who was driving, to show his hands. Other officers then heard Goyo say, “Don’t do it, don’t do it,” before he fired a volley of shots, the sources said. No weapons were found. 

An attorney for Williams, Helen Amarantos, said the two were pulled over by at least three police cars and were shot at almost immediately.

"There are a lot of troubling questions left to be answered," Amarantos said. "The two cousins were unarmed. They pulled over and next thing they know, they’re getting shot at. The families are in mourning and still can’t believe what happened."

Miami police union boss Armando Aguilar said something Detective Reinaldo Goyo saw “led him to fear for his life.” No weapon was found at the scene.

Williams’ legal team said in a press release that their client and McNeil were the victims of an unjustified police shooting. McNeil suffered permanent injuries, the release said.