The City of Memphis has been dropped from a lawsuit filed by the mother of a teen killed by police.
Court documents filed Friday say plaintiffs did not give enough evidence to prove the city’s policies caused the death of Darrius Stewart.
Officer Connor Schilling shot Stewart during a traffic stop in July of 2015. A grand jury declined to criminally indict him. Carlos Moore, attorney for Henry Williams, Darrius Stewart’s father released this statement:
“Henry Williams, is disappointed that the City of Memphis, will not be a named defendant in the upcoming trial slated to start in one month on February 25, 2019 in federal court in Memphis. However, he is pleased that he will still get his day in court against the man that shot his unarmed teenage son not once but twice. The fact remains that one person and one person only shot and killed Darrius Stewart and that person’s name is Connor Schilling. Connor Schilling will finally stand trial and Mr. Williams is pleased that the judge did not exonerate former officer Schilling for his heinous acts. We eagerly await the trial and anticipate sweet justice.”
The civil suit against Schilling is expected to begin at the end of February.