NEW YORK (PIX11) – At 30 years old, Kishan Patel had plenty of life ahead of him – he was preparing for his summer wedding and taking over his family’s New Jersey businesses.
Everything turned “upside down” one evening in May when he was shot by an off-duty NYPD officer accused of targeting Patel in a fit of road rage, according to the Camden County prosecutor. Months later, Patel is largely unresponsive, quadriplegic, and has severe brain injuries.
His family on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against New York City, claiming the officer who shot their son was a “ticking timebomb” who never should have been issued a gun…