In July 2015, NYPD Sgt. Joseph Alohan attempted to apprehend our unarmed client, AW, for stealing rims from a parked car. When AW fled, Alohan decided to shoot him. The bullet went through the AW’s forearm as he was running away from Alohan, who later falsely claimed that AW had charged at him with a knife. A jury flatly rejected that claim. Earlier this month LLG settled AW’s excessive force case against Alohan and the City of New York for $200,000.