The family of a man shot dead after confronting a group of squeegee workers with a baseball bat in downtown Baltimore last month will sue the city for millions of dollars, claiming officials neglected to enforce laws that would’ve prevented the fatal encounter, attorneys for the family announced Friday.
Timothy Reynolds, 48, of Hampden, would not have been killed if officials had addressed complaints of motorists allegedly being harassed by squeegee workers earlier the day he was killed, July 7, at the intersection of Light and Conway streets, the family’s lawyers said.
Before he was shot, Reynolds drove through the bustling intersection, parked and walked back toward the group of window washers waving a baseball bat. Dashboard camera footage capturing part of the fatal encounter showed back-and-forth aggressions between Reynolds and the squeegee workers before one teenager pulled out a handgun and shot Reynolds five times.
A 15-year-old, who was 14 the day of the fatal shooting, was indicted on one count of first-degree murder earlier this month. His attorneys say the boy acted in self-defense and maintains his innocence.