Named in 3 known lawsuits, $450,000 total settlements.
Valentin, Angel vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 022972/2020E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, March 5, 2020
Casado, Storm vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 026173/2019E,
Supreme Court - Bronx, June 11, 2019
Muhammad, Hassan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 17CV00625,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, January 31, 2017, ended December 7, 2017
$450,000 Settlement
Complaint
Description: On September 12, 2015, at 6:40 PM, an individual was shot in the doorway of a barbershop at 543 East 137th St. in the Bronx. The shooter was wearing white sneakers. The investigation was assigned to defendant 40th Precinct Detective Jose Chevere, under the supervision of defendant LoPuzzo as squad commander. At the time of the shooting, Plaintiff Hassan Muhammad was a block away, inside his home with friends at 164 St. Ann’s Avenue, with friends. Video footage from that day reflects that Mr. Muhammad and his friends did not leave the apartment building until 7:15 p.m. on September 12th, approximately 35 minutes after the shooting. And Mr. Muhammad was wearing black (not white) sneakers. When Plaintiff walked pa...