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Matthew Rhodes – Euclid Police Department

Written by CBKN76

In March 2017, Officer Matthew Rhodes fatally shot Luke Stewart, an unarmed Black man, during an encounter. Rhodes approached Stewart, who was asleep in his car, and attempted to remove him. A struggle ensued, and Rhodes shot Stewart, claiming he feared the car would crash. The Stewart family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, resulting in a $4.4 million jury award in 2021. Despite the incident, Rhodes was promoted to sergeant.

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