"If police are properly trained and obey the law, Gabby will still be alive today," said lawyer James McConkey
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Brady Mccombs and Sam Metz
Salt Lake City — Gabby Petito's family told Utah officials Monday that police did not admit that their daughter was dead. Announced plans to file a wrongful death litigation-a threatening situation last year when police investigated the battle between her and her boyfriend. The fight took place a few weeks before officials said the boyfriend had killed her while the couple was traveling across her country in a van.
Claim notice claims that police in tourist resort Moab overlooked signs that they were victims of domestic violence by Brian Laundrie on August 12, 2021. is doing. After asking them to spend the night away, they allowed the couple to leave.
When an investigation was unfolded and raised a question as to whether another police response could prevent her death, the police body camera video of the day showing 22-year-old Petite Widely seen.
"If officers are properly trained and obey the law, Gabby will still be alive today," lawyer James McConkey said in a statement announcing the filing of a billing notice. ..
A notice of claim is required before people can sue a government agency, and a family claim states that the proceedings seek $ 50 million in damages.
Moab officials did not immediately respond to phone or email messages on Monday, seeking comment on the allegations.
Petite was reported missing a month after the traffic outage, and her strangled body was found on the edge of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, September 19th. Discovered on the day.
Laundry, 23, committed suicide in Florida after being named the only person interested in her death. Petito and Landrie were originally from Long Island, New York.
Petito's search has attracted worldwide attention and has spurred mature detectives to look for clues on social media. It also resulted in scrutiny of authorities and the press. Both have been criticized for paying more attention to missing white women than to colored women.
Earlier this year, an independent investigation revealed that Moab police made "some unintended mistakes" when they encountered Petite and Laundry.
In the report, police said Petite was "a long-term victim of domestic violence, whether physically, mentally, and / or emotionally." He said it was very likely.
Laundry committed suicide in a Florida swamp, leaving notes that authorities included her confession.
Last week, Petito's mother, Nicole Schmidt, announced a $ 100,000 donation from the Gabby Petito Foundation and partnered with the National Domestic Violence Hotline to make others turbulent and violent. Announced to help survive a good relationship.
Schmidt told The Associated Press in an interview last week that she still has many unanswered questions about what went wrong.
"Looking back, I didn't really see any signs. Only Gabby and Brian can see what happened in that relationship. I think, and we can guess, we can guess, but we really don't know what happened, "she added. "The scenario may have ended that way because something was happening for a while."
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