![]() ![]() Quinn said he stands by the investigations that found officers were justified in using lethal force against Harden and Ruiz-Barreto. That finding was supported by the front-seat passenger, who told investigators that Ruiz-Barreto “hit the gas,” according to a report.īut in a wrongful death suit, Ruiz-Barreto’s survivors assert that he didn’t drive into the officer, citing an eyewitness account from his father, who was in the backseat, and other evidence. ![]() Quinn determined the shooting was justified, concluding that Ruiz-Barreto drove his car into the officer. He said the complaint includes fabrications and distortions and wrongfully accuses him of improperly clearing not only the police officer who killed Harden, but a second Fall River officer who shot and killed Larry Ruiz-Barreto, 19, during a confrontation in 2017. In an interview, Quinn dismissed Mack’s court petition as “absurd” and said it represents an “unconstitutional attempt” to malign him as he faces a challenge for re-election for the first time since taking office in 2015. ![]()
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