Man Shot By Meriden Police Claims Racial Profiling

MERIDEN, CT - A local man who was shot by police recently is claiming he was racially profiled, according to the Meriden Record-Journal. Police officials called the claim "ridiculous."

The officer-involved shooting occurred at the CVS parking lot on East Main Street Oct. 18.

Police said that the suspect, Ryan Holley, 41 exited the car with a gun in his hand and was still moving when three officers fired at him. Police had previously been tailing Holley's vehicle when a firearm discharged in the car.

Holley was transferred to Hartford Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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The three officers involved have since been placed on administrative duty. Police Chief Jeffry Cossette told the Record-Journal that he is confident the officers will be cleared of any wrongdoing.

Holley, who is black, said the police escalated the situation by not identifying themselves clearly and by following him in an unmarked car.

Read the full story in the Record-Journal.

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