The mother of an emotionally disturbed man who fell to his death in Brooklyn last fall after the police shot him with a Taser gun has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city.
Thu 26 Feb 2009
Filed under: Morales, Iman, Pigott, Michael W, Police Department (NYC), Stun Guns, Police Brutality and Misconduct, Suits and Litigation — @ 1:45 am
Tue 7 Oct 2008
Filed under: Funerals, Pigott, Michael W, Stun Guns, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Long Island (NY), Police — @ 3:40 am
Family members, friends and rows and rows of police officers attended the funeral for Lt. Michael W. Pigott on Monday.
Sun 5 Oct 2008
Filed under: Police Department (NYC), Pigott, Michael W, Funerals, Stun Guns, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Police — @ 8:51 am
To the mourners who approached the coffin holding the body of Lt. Michael W. Pigott, the unanswered questions following his suicide did not matter.
Sat 4 Oct 2008
Filed under: Pigott, Michael W, Stun Guns, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Police Brutality and Misconduct — @ 3:48 am
Before killing himself, Lt. Michael W. Pigott left a note next to pictures of his children explaining his rationale: He did not want his children to see him in handcuffs.
Fri 3 Oct 2008
Filed under: Pigott, Michael W., Morales, Iman, Police Department (NYC), Stun Guns, Suicides and Suicide Attempts — @ 5:40 am
Lt. Michael W. Pigott gave the order to fire a stun gun at an emotionally disturbed man who then fell to his death.
Thu 2 Oct 2008
Filed under: Police Department (NYC), Stun Guns — @ 6:16 pm
Lt. Michael W. Pigott gave the order to fire a stun gun at an emotionally disturbed man who then fell to his death.
Sat 27 Sep 2008
The department also announced that officers in the Emergency Service Unit would participate in training concerning encounters with emotionally disturbed people.
Sat 27 Sep 2008
The department also announced that officers in the Emergency Service Unit would participate in training concerning encounters with emotionally disturbed people.
Fri 26 Sep 2008
The mother of Iman Morales, who was shot with a Taser stun gun and fell to his death, said he had been on medication for mental illness and had been having problems with his new medication.
Thu 25 Sep 2008
The firing of a Taser stun gun that led a man to fall to his death appeared to have violated guidelines, police said.