The lawsuit alleges Pfeffer's mother, her boyfriend and Pfeffer's father knew about his “mental instability, propensity for violence, and interest in firearms,' and did nothing to stop him.
The family of the officer who became Temple University Police Department's first line-of-duty death has filed a lawsuit against his alleged killer's parents.
The lawsuit was filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday morning, alleging the trio is liable for negligence and wrongful death in the fatal shooting. The suit also names Pfeffer for wrongful death, assault and battery. Police say Fitzgerald was fatally shot during a struggle with Pfeffer near 18th Street and Montgomery Avenue in North Philadelphia on February 18, 2023. the next day on the 2300 block of Quarry Road in Bucks County, according to law enforcement.
Officials say the deadly shooting was captured on surveillance video, which shows Pfeffer shooting Fitzgerald three times until he collapsed and then shooting him three more times as he lay on the ground.
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