Attorneys for the family of a man who was shot and killed by a New York City police officer during a 2019 traffic stop in the Bronx are set to argue the merits of their lawsuit against the city and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Thursday.
The family of 31-year-old Allan Feliz, who was shot and killed by Lt. Jonathan Rivera, filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court in 2025, alleging Tisch improperly rejected the findings of a departmental judge when she declined to fire the officer after an administrative trial. They are requesting a judge to order that Rivera be fired, according to the lawsuit, which does not ask for monetary damages.
Attorneys for the city have moved to have the lawsuit dismissed, arguing in part that Tisch properly applied the law and thoroughly explained why she decided not to fire Rivera, who was not charged criminally. The judge presiding over the civil case scheduled pre-trial oral arguments for Thursday morning…