Crime & Safety
Chamberlain Was Lying on the Floor Before Fatal White Plains Police Shooting: Lawyer
Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., 68, was killed by Officer Anthony Carelli in 2011.
Lawyers for the family of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. claim the 68-year-old was lying on the floor when he was shot and killed by a White Plains police officer in 2011.
The family filed a $21 million federal lawsuit against the White Plains Police Department and the city in connection with his shooting death, and The Journal News reports that depositions from officers involved in the incident conflict one another.
Some say Chamberlain was lying on the floor, others say he was charging at an officer while holding a knife. The attorney’s claims came during a court hearing this week concerning the lawsuit.
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Chamberlain, a retired corrections guard, was killed during a disturbance at his apartment in November 2011.
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