Jury awards $19M to bystanders wounded by Denver cop in 2022 shooting

Six bystanders injured during a police shooting in Denver will share nearly million in damages after a jury ruled in their favor their attorneys informed on Friday The million award stems from a civil lawsuit filed against the Denver Police Department over the July shooting Officer Brandon Ramos earlier pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault receiving probation and losing his certification to serve as a police officer Ramos resigned in February according to a Denver Police spokesperson who declined to comment on the verdict FAMILY SAYS OFF-DUTY MILWAUKEE OFFICER ACTED APPROPRIATELY IN FATAL SHOOTING CAUGHT ON DASHCAM VIDEOAt the time of the shooting Ramos was assigned to a gun violence prevention band that patrolled Denver s Lower Downtown neighborhood home to Coors Field and a nightlife corridor when he and two fellow officers opened fire on a man later identified as Jordan Waddy after he had drawn a handgun The other two officers did not face charges in connection with the shooting Waddy survived the injuries he sustained in the affair A grand jury located that Ramos was not in immediate danger since Waddy did not turn and face him Jurors concluded that the officer failed to account for the large crowd standing behind Waddy COLORADO DRIVER WALKS AWAY FROM DANGEROUS -FOOT HIGHWAY CRASH WITH MINOR INJURIES 'A MIRACLE'The casualties included one who was shot in the arm and required surgery another who was struck in the back by a bullet that exited through her arm and a third who was grazed on the foot The plaintiffs' attorneys commented in a joint report that the jury's award for damages recognizes the suffering that these six sufferers endured at the hands of an officer who vowed to serve and protect Attorney Omeed Azmoudeh disclosed the award sends a clear message about police conduct and that bystanders are not just a backdrop that you can t think about The Associated Press contributed to this summary