The family of a hostage killed by Stockton police during a bank robbery have sued the department and identified the officers involved, their attorney announced Tuesday.
In the wrongful death lawsuit filed in San Joaquin County, the husband and daughter of Misty Holt-Singh accuse Stockton police of negligence for the way they handled the July 16, 2014, robbery, pursuit and final shootout.
Thirty-two officers unloaded more than 600 rounds during the hour-long incident; 10 of those bullets killed Holt-Singh after one of the three alleged gunman used her as a human shield, according to an independent review of the incident released Monday.