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The family of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies in the Whittier area last October announced a federal civil rights lawsuit against the department on Tuesday.

Courtney Friel reports for the KTLA 5 News at 1 on Feb. 18, 2020.