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Chamberlain family files $21M lawsuit

Originally published: July 2, 2012 10:51 AM
Updated: July 2, 2012 5:20 PM
By TIMOTHY O'CONNOR  timothy.oconnor@cablevision.com

Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. and his attorneys held a

Photo credit: Rory Glaeseman | Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. and his attorneys held a news conference in front of the courthouse to announce they were filing a wrongful-death lawsuit in the amount of $21 million in New York City. (July 2, 2012)

The family of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., who was shot dead by White Plains police on Nov. 19, filed a $21 million federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of White Plains on Monday, citing "wrongful death and negligence."

"Make no mistake," Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. said Monday after he and his lawyers filed the lawsuit in Manhattan. "My father was murdered."

Chamberlain Sr., a 68-year-old...

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