RALEIGH, N.C. –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump, attorney Dawn Blagrove with Emancipate NC, and attorney Joe Fouche, who represent the family of Darryl Tyree Williams, will hold a news conference with the family to announce the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit names the City of Raleigh, the chief of Raleigh Police, and the officers involved in Williams’ death as defendants.
Darryl Tyree Williams died on Jan. 17, 2023, about an hour after a taser was deployed on him multiple times by Raleigh Police Department officers. Williams told officers as they were deploying the taser that he had heart problems and pleaded for them to stop. (incident footage)
WHO:
Family of Darryl Tyree Williams
Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director of Emancipate NC
Attorney Joe Fouche
WHEN:
Monday, March 18, 2024, at 4:30 pm ET
WHERE:
Mt Peace Baptist Church
1601 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Raleigh, NC 27610
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