Alabama Jury Awards $4.5M For Excessive Force By Police In Post-Chase Shooting

( February 13, 2024, 10:10 AM EST) -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal jury in Alabama awarded $4.45 million in compensatory and punitive damages to the estate of a deceased motorist and an injured passenger, who sued a Birmingham police officer and the city alleging that the officer used excessive force in shooting the motorist and passenger after their vehicle crashed as a result of being struck by the officer’s car during a pursuit....