Family sues LPD, LCG, 3 officers over 'wrongful use of force' in death of Kaci Cyprian

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- The family of Kaci Cyprian, the 19-month-old girl killed in the crossfire of a shootout in Lafayette last August, is suing the Lafayette Police Department and Lafayette Consolidated Government for alleged "unreasonable and wrongful use of force" in the incident.

The suit, which was filed Aug. 1 in the 15th Judicial District Court, asks for an unspecified sum in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages.

The plaintiffs in the suit are Jowanna Washington and Trenton Cyprian...