COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Former Columbus policeman Canyon Boykin is suing the city in the wake of his firing.
WCBI-TV reports the federal civil suit was filed Monday. It claims Boykin was not given due process when he was fired for his role in the October shooting death of Ricky Ball. Officials have said Boykins was fired for not turning on his body camera or recorder before the shooting.
The suit also provides details of Boykin's actions the night Ball died. Boykin says he tasered Ball, who later got up and ran. During a foot pursuit, Boykin says Ball turned toward him with a gun in his hand and Boykin opened fire, striking Ball.
Boykin's attorney, Jim Waide, says the case has been assigned to U.S. District Chief Judge Sharion Aycock in Aberdeen.
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