A former Denver police officer eluded jail time for his role in a 2022 Lower Downtown Denver shooting, but a jury ruled Friday that he is still responsible for the damages he brought upon the victims of his two gunshots.
After an eight-day civil trial and 12 hours of deliberation, a Denver District Court jury found former Denver Police Department officer Brandon Ramos responsible for the physical and emotional damages he caused to six victims after he shot into a late-night LoDo crowd in July 2022.
The verdict award totaled nearly $20 million paid out to the six victims: $401,000 in economic damages, $6.75 million in non-economic damages, and $5.1 million in permanent impairment damages. Additionally, jurors awarded five of the six victims $1.5 million each in punitive damages…