Jennifer Kilnapp, in her lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Cleveland, accused city and police officials of lying about the circumstances surrounding the shooting and wrongfully charging the man police arrested.
CLEVELAND, Ohio— A Cleveland police officer sued her former partner and accused him of using excessive force when he shot her when the two responded to a call for a man with a gun.
Gannon remains an active police officer. Kilnapp is still unable to return to active duty because of her injuries, according to the lawsuit. Police and prosecutors for more than a year called the shooting an “ambush” by Borden. They said when the officers opened the door, Borden fired at them, hitting Kilnapp. A SWAT team later arrested Borden, and prosecutors charged him with attempted murder.
He took cover behind a wall, then ran down the stairs, screaming while firing his gun over his head and indiscriminately in Borden’s direction, according to the lawsuit. The bullet hit Kilnapp. Borden later fired shots, but not at Kilnapp or Borden, the lawsuit said. Investigators determined Gannon shot first.
Gannon’s supervisor three months later gave him high marks for performance and said the shooting was a “minor setback,” according to the lawsuit.
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