SAN DIEGO—A man accused of abducting his infant daughter and who was holding the baby when a San Diego police officer shot him filed a federal lawsuit this week against the officer and the city of San Diego.
Steffon Nutall was shot on May 19 after police say he threatened his ex-girlfriend, then took their child from the woman’s Chollas View-area apartment.
Officers spotted him, then chased him on foot and he was shot multiple times, according to police.
In a complaint filed Wednesday in federal court, Nutall alleges Officer Robert Gladysz used “excessive, unnecessary and unlawful” force by opening fire on him….