By Associated Press - Monday, December 26, 2016

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) - The mother of a Lincoln man killed by an Offutt Air Force Base guard during a police chase has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the guard and Air Force commanders.

The federal lawsuit filed last week alleges that shooting 21-year-old Zachari Johnson amounted to excessive force. The Lincoln Journal Star reports (https://bit.ly/2hIo08E ) that Douglas Bickal, an Air Force security contractor, shot Johnson in the chest when he crashed a car through a base entrance in June 2012.

Air Force officials have said the guard was following procedure.



The Sarpy County sheriff’s office says Johnson was driving a stolen Honda Civic when he raced north and tried to leave the base. The guard fired at the car three times.

The defendants haven’t yet responded to the allegations.

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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, https://www.journalstar.com

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