Solicitor Geoffrey Fieger speaks during a press conference with the family of the late Porter Burks at his office in Southfield on Wednesday November 1, 2022, while announcing that he will be taking legal action on behalf of the family of the 20-year-old who was going through a mental health crisis as he wielded a 3.5-inch knife before 15 bullets were thought to have struck and killed Porter after five Detroit police officers fired 38 rounds at Burks.

Family of man killed by Detroit police file lawsuit

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DETROIT — The family of a black man who was shot dead by Detroit police while going through a mental health crisis is suing the city and the officers involved for $50 million, the family’s attorney announced Tuesday. . Relatives of Porter Burks cried as their attorney, Geoffrey Fieger, described where 19 bullets hit the …

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