Family of Damon Stern releases body cam footage, announce wrongful death lawsuit against city

Posted on September 19, 2024
Attorneys for the family of Damon S. Stern, who was fatally shot by police in March, held a press conference Monday to release body camera footage of the shooting and announce a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Reading. The family’s legal team claims the footage contradicts the police and district attorney’s accounts and argues that Stern’s death was preventable.