Family of Somali man killed by police sue for KSh 2.1 billion

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A Somali family in the United States of America is suing four cities for $20 million (KSh 2.1 billion) in damages.

The family of Isak Aden, a 23-year-old man who was shot and killed by police in Eagan, has filed a civil rights lawsuit claiming he was the target of unjustified lethal force due to his race.

Aden who had no criminal history lived at Columbia Heights and studied information technology at the University of Minnesota, he also owned a home health care business.

Protesters have gathered in Eagan at the Eagan Outlets to call for Justice for Isak Aden. Aden was killed by Eagan Police in July of 2019. @MPRnews pic.twitter.com/65HDwsKGgV
— Evan Frost (@efrostee) July 1, 2020

Isak was killed by police officers after a standoff in a parking lot in the city of Eagan on July 2, 2019.

According to Eye witness news, on the evening of the standoff, Isak’s ex-girlfriend called 911 and claimed that he had threatened her with a gun and forced her to drive.

Isak is said to have jumped out of the vehicle and was found in an industrial parking lot, where a SWAT team later surrounded him and asked him to leave the gun on the ground.

Isak Aden’s sister, Sumaya Aden, stands next to CAIR executive director Jaylani Hussein at a press conference.
Photo: Brandt Williams | MPR News.

According to the reports by Dakota County Attorney’s Office, Isak is said to have reached for a gun, picked it up, and began to raise his right hand with it. The report further said that five police officers then fired at Isak killing him.

The lawsuit was filed in a US federal court on Thursday, July 2 which is the first anniversary of Isak’s death. The cities being sued are Bloomington, Burnsville, Eagan and Edina.