Jury Awards $19.7 Million To 6 Bystanders Wounded In Denver Police Shooting

A jury awarded $19.7 million to six bystanders who were wounded when an officer with the Denver Police Department opened fire at an armed man in 2022, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said on Saturday.
The decision on Friday in the civil case came after an eight-day trial in Denver District Court, according to Omeed M. Azmoudeh, the plaintiffs’ lawyer.
On July 17, 2022, Brandon Ramos was a police officer working in a unit to prevent gun violence on weekend nights in downtown Denver. Mr. Ramos and two other officers witnessed a man pull out a gun near a large crowd outside a bar at closing time, according to court papers.
The three officers fired at the man, Jordan Waddy, who was 21 years old at the time. Two officers, who were directly in front of Mr. Waddy, fired a combined six shots, “fearing for their lives and those of their fellow officers,” according to court papers.

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