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Daughter Of Man Shot Dead By Newfoundland Police Sues Officer, Force, Province

The Canadian Press, 05 Apr, 2017 11:37 AM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Donald Dunphy's daughter is suing the police officer who killed her father two years ago in his rural Newfoundland home.

Meghan Dunphy alleges in an unproven statement of claim her father died because of the neglect or wrongful act of Const. Joe Smyth.

The lawsuit also names as defendants the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and the provincial government for its role overseeing the force.

Smyth was a member of then-premier Paul Davis's security team on April 5, 2015, when he went to Dunphy's home in Mitchell's Brook, N.L.

It was Easter Sunday, and Smyth was checking out social media comments the premier's staff had flagged "of concern."

Smyth was never charged after he told the RCMP he shot Dunphy in the left chest and twice in the head when he aimed a rifle at him.

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