Carmelo Winans, 29
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 14, 2011
Agencies: Philadelphia Police Department Pennsylvania | District Attorney's Office Pennsylvania
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: about 5 years ago
Overview 
Mental health patient died from police gunfire. Arbitrary Punishment /Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution
Legal Action
January 2014 The lawsuit alleged willful police misconduct, unreasonable use of force and failure of police to follow established policies. It also claimed the city failed to properly train, supervise, monitor and discipline police officers prior to March of 2011.
The case arising from the shooting of Winans settled for an aggregate amount of $405,000, Yatvin said. Lawyers for the city and representatives of the Fraternal Order of Police declined comment.
Additional Resources:
- http://www.howardnema.com/category/police-state/ added March 20, 2016 06:29
- http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/the-latest/63713-philly-settles-suit-over-suicidal-mans-death added March 20, 2016 06:18
- http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-15/news/28691688_1_steak-knife-fatal-shooting-assault-charges added March 20, 2016 06:14
- http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-14/news/28688542_1_shot-by-police-officer-brother-relatives added March 20, 2016 06:11
- http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/Article/74635/arbitrary-police-punishments-detentions-killings-torture-extra-judicial-punishments-summary-executions-of-people-of-african-descent-1982-2015 added March 20, 2016 06:07