Complaint #200305051,
June 1, 2003

Summary

[redacted] alleges that on June 1, 2003 she was in her apartment located at [redacted] with her three young children, her mother [redacted] her brother [redacted] his girlfriend [redacted] and his friend [redacted] and [redacted] went to a party in [redacted] in the same building earlier that night. During this party, a fight broke out and numerous people were stabbed with a broken bottle, including one male who, by officer descriptions, was cut from ear to ear. [redacted] and [redacted] claimed that they were not involved in the stabbing, although witness, [redacted] who lives in the apartment where the party was held, informed the officers that these two committed the stabbings. At approximately 3:15 AM, the people inside the apartment heard banging on the door, and male voices yelling "Open the fucking door" (Allegation A). [redacted] stated the door was then kicked open (Allegation B), and officers entered the apartment with their guns drawn (Allegations C-E), and pointed them at her (Allegation F). [redacted] stated that the officers approached [redacted] and immediately used force towards him. [redacted] then tackled the officers to prevent them from hitting [redacted] and the officers began to use force towards [redacted] (Allegation G-J). [redacted] stated that one of the officers hits [redacted] with a nightstick. (Allegation K). [redacted] further stated that she tried to prevent the officers from hitting [redacted] and an officer punched her in the face. (Allegation L). Read report for details.