The families of three Linden men, who were shot and killed by police in 2012 as they protested the then government’s proposed electricty hike for the bauxite mining town, are each suing the state for more than $150M in damages.
Among other things, the mothers and son, respectively, of Ron Somerset, Shemroy Bouyea and Allan Lewis are contending in their lawsuit that the men were deprived of their fundamental right to life.
Somerset, 18, Bouyea, 24, and Lewis, 46, were fatally shot when police opened fire and discharged tear smoke in the vicinity of Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge on July 18th, 2012, as townsfolk protested against proposed electricity tariff hike.