Lynch twice, killing him on the streets he grew up on.” Lynch posed no threat to Officer Simmons or anyone else … Virginia Beach Police Officer Solomon D Simmons shot Mr. Lynch was not a suspect and not involved,” the lawsuit reads. “Mr. “Officer Simmons was on his way to respond to an incident in which Mr. While authorities claim Donovan was brandishing a gun at the time of the incident, witnesses have denied those allegations. Attorney’s say that Simmons had his body camera turned off for “unknown reasons,” during the time of the incident. Wayne says that although his son was not involved with the shooting, Simmons “immediately, unlawfully, and without warning” fired multiple shots at his son, which resulted in his death.
Lynch was one of two people killed in shootings that also injured eight other people in Virginia. According to the suit, Donovan and a friend were leaving a restaurant when gunshots were fired in the area at around 11 p.m. Donovon Lynch, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot dead by a police officer in Virginia last week. Lawyer Alex Spiro, who represents the Lynch family, declined to comment.The tragic incident happened on March 26, while Simmons was responding to reports of a shooting in Virginia Beach. Wayne also called out Simmons for not having his body camera activated at the time, stating “no reasonable, appropriately trained officer would have” left his device off. In August, Donovon’s grieving father filed an amended complaint that alleged Simmons “moved body around the area, contributing to his death.” Pharrell Williams called for a federal probe into his cousin Donovon Lynch’s killing. Marsh said he and Donovan were not involved in the violence that occurred earlier in the night and had prompted the police response. Lynch was in possession of a handgun earlier on the evening of March 26,” the department said in a statement.īut Donovan’s friend, Darrion Marsh, who was there the night of the incident, has disputed the claim, telling the Washington Post in July that he “did not see Lynch pull out a gun before he was shot and that Simmons opened fire without warning as Marsh and Lynch retreated to their car following two earlier shootings that left one dead and eight injured.” Join Facebook to connect with Donovan Lynch and others you may know. “An independent witness corroborated that Mr. View the profiles of people named Donovan Lynch. Virginia Beach Police had previously accused Donovon of “brandishing a handgun at the time of the shooting.” In June, Lynch’s father, Wayne Lynch, filed a $50 million wrongful-death lawsuit that claimed Virginia Beach city cop Solomon Simmons III shot his son “unlawfully and without warning” in response to a shooting Donovon had no part of back in March. The officer who killed Donovon Lynch personally knew him and the friend Lynch was with the night of the March 26 shooting, the family’s attorney said at a Monday press conference. Pharrell Williams Corbis via Getty Images The Grammy-winning producer said at the time there were “too many unanswered city and state questions.” Williams, 48, has advocated on his late cousin’s behalf, calling for a federal probe into the killing back in April.
Virginia Beach police put up police tape on March 27, 2021, following the fatal shooting of Lynch. The decision to escalate the case to a grand jury is a small victory for the Lynch family, which has been seeking justice for Donovon over the past few months. He had been pronounced dead at the scene. While the autopsy found that Lynch’s death was a homicide, no criminal charges have been filed in the case to date.Ĭourt documents revealed that Lynch suffered two gunshot wounds. The grand jury is scheduled to meet in September. Pharrell Williams’ cousin - who was shot and killed by a Virginia Beach police officer earlier this year - died by homicide, according to an autopsy report exclusively obtained by The Post.Ī state grand jury investigation into 25-year-old Donovon Lynch’s death has now been launched, according to a source and documents. Pharrell wants federal probe into cousin’s police shooting death in Virginia Beach Pharrell Williams sells LA home with outdoor skate park for $9.2Mįather of Pharrell’s cousin killed in police shooting files $50M federal lawsuit Tech entrepreneur outed as buyer of Pharrell’s other LA home
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