Mother of Kansas teen fatally shot by police files lawsuit
April 19, 2018
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — The mother of a suburban Kansas City teenager who was shot to death by an Overland Park police officer in January is suing the officer and the city.
The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by Sheila Albers alleges the officer, Clayton Jenison, was never in danger and had no reason to draw his weapon when he shot 17-year-old John Albers as he backed a minivan out of the family's garage on Jan. 20. The officer "acted recklessly and deliberately" when he shot the teenager, who may not have known police were at his home, the lawsuit says.
Officers went to the Albers' hom...
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