NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A lawsuit filed by a former police officer in Tennessee says negligence by his superiors led to a police shooting in which he was wounded by friendly fire and a black man was killed.
News outlets report former Nashville police Officer Samuel Galluzzi filed a lawsuit Friday saying he was left permanently injured because his supervisors didn’t follow safety rules.
Galluzzi was shot twice in the leg during the October 2018 confrontation with 31-year-old Sershawn Martez Dillon, who authorities said matched the description of an assault suspect. WSMV-TV says the state Bureau of Investigation determined Dillion only fired his weapon once.
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Police Chief Steve Anderson has said that an internal investigation found that the supervisors - Sgt. Harold Wells, Lt. Viviyonne Lee and Sgt. James Boone - didn’t follow policy.
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