Douglas Brown et al. v. City of Bridgeport et al.: In a case involving an unusual set of circumstances, including a misidentified suspect, a Bridgeport police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back following a chase was cleared of wrongdoing by a jury after a month-long trial.
On Jan. 31, 2008, Bridgeport police were tipped off by an anonymous caller that Justin Ellerbe, wanted on felony warrants in South Carolina, was at a particular residence in Bridgeport. The caller also told police that Ellerbe was carrying a large handgun with ammunition that could pierce bulletproof armor.
