The daughter of Richard Jacquez, center, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of San Jose.
SAN JOSE (KTVU) -- The daughter of a homicide suspect who was fatally shot by police last year has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the city, court documents show.
The complaint by Chandra Jacquez was filed Monday in U.S. District Court and alleges that the city's police officers violated the rights of Richard Jacquez. It alleges wrongful death, false arrest, battery, excessive force, denial of medical care and violation of his due process.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages from the city while also requesting a jury trial. Jacquez, 40, was shot and killed last year following a slaying in August of a man at a San Jose business park.
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Christopher Wrenn, 38, was shot and killed on Aug. 13, 2015 while at a South Bay office park. Investigators have said Jacquez and two other men broke into an office building on Lundy Avenue and tortured Wrenn before he was fatally shot.
Jacquez and two other men were suspects in Wrenn's killing, investigators said at the time. Police linked Matthew Castillio, 29, and Duane Aguero, 42, of San Jose, to the death of Wrenn.
Police shot and killed Jacquez five days after Wrenn's slaying.
According to reports at the time, police officers chased Jacquez after receiving word that he was planning on killing a woman who had information about Wrenn's slaying. Police have said Jacquez was not armed, which is also mentioned in the federal lawsuit filed by his daughter.
Castillo was fatally shot by police while at a strip mall in East San Jose. Police said at the time that he reached for a handgun in his waistband.
The third suspect, identified as Duane Aguero, 42, of San Jose was arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail. The status of the case against Aguero was not immediately available.
City officials were not immediately available for comment on the suit.
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