DONOVAN LEWIS LAWSUIT

THE CITY OF COLUMBUS AND THE COLUMBUS DIVISION OF POLICE ARE NOW FACING A FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED BY THE FAMILY OF A MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY AN OFFICER. 
THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES COLUMBUS POLICE OF SYSTEMIC FORCE AND RACIAL ISSUES STEMMING FROM THE AUGUST 2022 SHOOTING OF 20-YEAR-OLD DONOVAN LEWIS BY OFFICER RICKY ANDERSON. LEWIS FAMILY ATTORNEYS ALSO SAY THE DEPARTMENT IS INCREASING LAW ENFORCEMENT IN PREDOMINANTLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS AND USING AGGRESSIVE TACTICS. ATTORNEYS SAY THEY'VE TRIED TO TALK TO THE CITY ABOUT REFORM BUT THEY SAY THE CITY ISN'T INTERESTED. COLUMBUS POLICE WERE AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING TO ARREST LEWIS ON MULTIPLE WARRANTS. BODY CAMERA SHOWS OFFICER RICKY ANDERSON OPENING A BEDROOM DOOR AND SHOOTING LEWIS, WHO WAS IN BED. NO WEAPON WAS FOUND ON LEWIS.