Manyan v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RADCLIFFE MANYAN et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 23-3192 (TJK) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Maurica Manyan had just completed a mandatory training session as a special police officer when Jesse Porter, the trainer with whom the District of Columbia had contracted, shot her with his firearm. Tragically, Manyan died from her injuries later that day. Over a year later, Manyan’s parents and son sued Porter, his training company, Byron Purnell (Porter’s co-trainer), the District of Columbia, and…