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Family of man shot by officer outside Big Lots in 2010 to sues city, police Patrick George 11/16/2011 9:37 PM The family of a teen shot and killed by a police officer outside a South Austin store last year has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the officer and the city. The suit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleged that officer James Bowman used excessive and unnecessary force when he shot 16-year-old Devin Contreras four times outside a Big Lots store on William Cannon Drive near Interstate 35 on Oct. 1, 2010. The lawsuit also names Police Chief Art Acevedo and the City of Austin in the suit, saying they are responsible for Bowman receiving "negligent training" that led to the shooting. Contreras' family is seeking damages related to pain and suffering, attorney and court fees, and funeral costs. Contreras' family attorney Bobby Taylor of Austin declined to comment, saying the lawsuit speaks for itself. A spokeswoman for the City of Austin confirmed that the city had been served with the suit and said city attorneys will defend against it. In February, a Travis County grand jury declined to indict Bowman on any criminal charge. Wayne Vincent, the president of the Austin Police Association, said Bowman was cleared of any wrongdoing by the department this year. "That officer was trained and had a right to defend himself," Acevedo told the American-Statesman in February. Police have said that Contreras and 19-year-old John Michael Rodriguez broke into the Big Lots store about 6 a.m. on the day of the shooting. When Bowman and two other officers arrived, Contreras ran out the back of the store. Officials from the Travis County district attorney's office said Contreras burst out of the door, raised a gun at Bowman and then jumped off a landing. Prosecutors said Bowman fired 14 rounds and hit Contreras four times. Investigators said that under Contreras' body, they later found a loaded pistol, which was stolen during a string of storage unit burglaries just hours before the incident, prosecutors said. However, the lawsuit said Contreras exited the building and was immediately met with gunfire from Bowman. Contreras did not say or do anything that could be considered threatening, the suit said. Contreras was running away from Bowman when the officer fired 10 shots, one of which struck Contreras and caused him to fall down, the suit said. Bowman then fired an additional four bullets into his body while he was on the ground, the lawsuit said. Last month, the family of Byron Carter Jr., another man fatally shot by police this year in East Austin, also filed a lawsuit against the city. "It's not surprising," Vincent said of the latest lawsuit. "These lawsuits are filed every time we have a tragic incident like this."

All I can say is...whoa, Oh Dale.

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