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Chamberlain lawyers oppose White Plains bid to nix suit in cop shooting
Lawyers for the family of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., the 68-year-old former Marine killed by a White Plains police officer in a racially-charged shooting, have filed court papers opposing the city's bid to dismiss a federal lawsuit stemming from the incident.
Chamberlain, 68, who was African-American, was shot dead by White Plains Officer Anthony Carelli, who is white, Nov. 19 following a two-hour...