Family of Minnesota man shot to death by state trooper in traffic stop files civil rights lawsuit

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The family of a Minnesota man who was killed by a state trooper during a traffic stop has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, alleging that the fatal shooting was unjustified and unlawful.

Attorney Bakari Sellers and family of Ricky Cobb II discussed a federal lawsuit filed against two Minnesota State Patrol troopers involved in the 2023 Cobb fatal shooting on April 17, 2024, at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis. Trooper Ryan Londregan fatally shot the 33-year-old Black man during a traffic stop on a Minneapolis interstate last July.

Family attorney F. Clayton Tyler told reporters they named only the two troopers in the lawsuit because the state would be immune under federal law. But they don't rule out filing a separate action later in state court naming the State Patrol, after they gather more evidence, or updating the allegations in the federal lawsuit.

The lawsuit argues that it was unreasonable for Londregan to shoot, that neither trooper had a reasonable suspicion that Cobb posed any threat to them, and that both he and Seide acted contrary to State Patrol policy and their training. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages.

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