A federal lawsuit has been filed against Harris County and its deputies following the shooting of Eboni Pouncy, who was mistakenly identified as an intruder. On February 3, 2024, deputies fired multiple rounds into a friend’s apartment after responding to a call regarding broken glass, striking Pouncy five times as she approached the door with a legal firearm.
The lawsuit, spearheaded by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, emphasizes the violation of Pouncy’s Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, describing the incident as a tragic example of police misconduct. Crump draws unsettling parallels to the deadly 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor, underscoring the alarming circumstances surrounding Pouncy’s shooting while she was unlawfully inside her friend’s home.
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