BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by a man who alleged two Bismarck police officers used excessive force when they shot him in 2016.
Travis Clark Jr. also named the city of Bismarck in the suit. Clark said the officers had not been properly trained and that the department had policies in place that fostered unconstitutional conduct, The Bismarck Tribune reported.
Officers Dan Salander and Michael Carlson shot Clark in January 2016 after authorities said he ignored the officers’ commands and reached for what the officers believed was a weapon. A state investigation cleared the officers of all wrongdoing.
Clark’s February 2018 suit sought money damages for past and future medical expenses, and for pain and suffering.
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