Ashley Quinones v. City of Edina, et al.

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on 1983 civil rights violation theories.





On September 7, 2019, Brian Jesus Quinones-Rosario committed suicide by cop.



That night, after giving his family cryptic good-byes, he drove off alone. While streaming on Facebook Live, he drove erratically until he caught the attention of Edina and Richfield police officers. After a five-minute pursuit, Brian[1] abruptly braked. He grabbed a large knife, got out of his car, and defied numerous commands from the officers to drop the knife. Instead, Brian shouted "do it!” at the officers, who were aiming their guns at Brian. After Brian charged at the officers with the knife, two of them fired a short volley of shots. After Brian continued to advance, four officers fired a second volley. Brian finally fell to the ground and died soon after.



Plaintiff Ashley Quinones, Brian's widow, brought this action against the five officers involved in her husband's death and against the cities for which those officers work. Ashley asserts claims under both federal and state law. The matter is now before the Court on the defendants' motions for summary judgment. Because the officers clearly did not violate Brian's constitutional rights, the Court dismisses the federal claims.

The Court declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state-law claims.