The attorneys representing the family of 19-year-old Tyler Damon Woods, who was shot down by Long Beach police officers on a rooftop of a Long Beach apartment in November of last year, filed a $10M lawsuit against two Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers this past Wednesday.

Alleging excessive force, the suit names LBPD officers John Fagan and Daniel Martinez. The lawsuit marks the family’s second $10M suit following the wrongful death and additional excessive force claims filed against the City of Long Beach in April of this year.

Woods, a resident of Rialto, was the passenger in a car stopped for two traffic violations near 3rd and Walnut. After providing LBPD false information as to his identity, Woods fled on foot and led police on a pursuit.

During the pursuit, authorities discovered his real identity, noting that he had a felony arrest warrant for an armed carjacking in Los Angeles. The pursuit eventually ended when Woods, unarmed and atop an apartment building along the 500 block of Nebraska, was shot down by police officers.

LBPD stated that Woods “took a kneeling position and began to turn towards [officers]. Knowing the significant danger the suspect posed, being an armed robbery suspect in a previous crime, and they believed based on his actions he was armed, the officers discharged their weapons believing the suspect was about to fire at them.”

The Long Beach City Attorney’s Office has opted not to comment on the issue until their staff formally reviews the case.