911 FAILURE LAWSUIT 

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, THE FAMILY OF A TEEN WHO WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A CINCINNATI POLICE CRUISER HAS FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY AND ITS 9-1-1 SYSTEM.
IN AUGUST OF 2024, 19-YEAR-OLD AMIR JORDAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A CINCINNATI POLICE CRUISER WHILE LAWFULLY CROSSING A STREET IN CINCINNATI'S SPRING GROVE VILLAGE AFTER HE EXITED A CITY BUS. THE LAWSUIT CITES A 9-1-1 SYSTEM FAILURE IN WHICH OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE OF AN ALLEGED SHOOTING DESPITE THE CALLER RECANTING WITHIN SECONDS. THE CODE RED EMERGENCY WAS NOT CALLED OFF WHICH LED TO THE AGGRESSIVE HIGH SPEED RESPONSE WHICH RESULTE