![]() ![]() I have to live the rest of my life, not knowing - I won't be able to see my son again," said Erma Gibbs, her voice wavering, during a news conference Tuesday morning. In their suit, Gibbs's mother Erma, two sisters, Tricia and Tamesha, and girlfriend Tanika are seeking a total of $1,035,000 in moral damages and $100,000 in punitive damages, plus interest and legal costs. The family also released cellphone video, just over a minute long, taken from a nearby apartment, that shows the police intervention in progress, culminating in the moment Gibbs was shot. ![]() ![]() They say police poorly assessed the situation, acted unreasonably and did not follow the law regarding independent investigations on Aug. In court documents, they say police used "excessive and disproportionate force" against the man, who had mental health issues. The family of Nicholas Gibbs, a 23-year-old man fatally shot by police in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-GrĂ¢ce neighbourhood this summer, plans to sue the city for just over $1 million. ![]()
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