A lawsuit filed by the widow of Lindani Myeni, who was shot and killed by Honolulu police in 2021, was dismissed Tuesday by a Honolulu judge who said there was no evidence police had violated Myeni’s constitutional rights.
The 29-year-old was fatally shot by two officers after a physical altercation outside of a Honolulu vacation rental on April 14, 2021.
Attorneys for Myeni’s widow, Lindsay Myeni, say officers did not announce they were police when they approached Myeni that night. They also shined high-intensity flashlights in his face, so he couldn’t see who they were.
Myeni attacked the officers who tried to stop the fight using tasers and non-lethal measures. But three officers were injured including one critically. Two officers fired their weapons at Myeni as he continued to beat one officer who was on the ground…