VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Family members of a Black motorist fatally shot by a southwestern Washington deputy in February after a traffic stop say they intend to sue Clark County over his death. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the family of 30-year-old Jenoah Donald is alleging wrongful death. Attorney Mark Lindquist asserts Clark County Sheriff’s deputies’ traffic stop was illegal, citing a 1997 court case that he said bars Washington police from using traffic stops as cover to investigate drug crimes. Donald died after three Clark County Sheriff’s deputies stopped him for a broken tail light north of Vancouver. Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins said Thursday that the department awaits the tort claim and that his condolences are with Donald’s family.
Family of Black man to sue county over fatal traffic stop
