A police officer was indicted for manslaughter and fired by the Greensboro Police Department on Monday — the same day that the father of a 29-year-old man filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and the officer in the November 2021 death of his son.
Attorney Flint Taylor (standing at podium) announces a federal lawsuit on behalf of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, outside Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on Monday. Lopez died in a police shooting on Nov. 19, 2021.
Joe Lopez, father of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, wipes away a tear as he listens at a press conference at Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on Monday.
Attorney Flint Taylor announces a federal lawsuit on behalf of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, outside Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on June 6, 2022.
Joe Lopez, father of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, (center) speaks with attorneys Flint Taylor and Graham Holt after a press conference at Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on Monday, June 6, 2022. His son died in a police shooting on Nov. 19, 2021
Joe Lopez, father of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, wipes away a tear as he listens at a press conference at Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on Monday. His son died in a police shooting on Nov. 19, 2021
Attorney Flint Taylor (standing at podium) announces a federal lawsuit on behalf of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, outside Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on Monday. Lopez died in a police shooting on Nov. 19, 2021.
Joe Lopez, father of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, wipes away a tear as he listens at a press conference at Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on Monday.
Attorney Flint Taylor announces a federal lawsuit on behalf of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, outside Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on June 6, 2022.
Joe Lopez, father of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, (center) speaks with attorneys Flint Taylor and Graham Holt after a press conference at Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on Monday, June 6, 2022. His son died in a police shooting on Nov. 19, 2021
Joe Lopez, father of Joseph Lopez, 29, of Greensboro, wipes away a tear as he listens at a press conference at Beloved Community Center in Greensboro on Monday. His son died in a police shooting on Nov. 19, 2021