Family of Kaci Cyprian files federal lawsuit against Lafayette police, city

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Only days after filing a state-level lawsuit against the City of Lafayette and its police department, the parents of Kaci Cyprian, a 19-month-old girl who was killed in the crossfire of a shootout last August, has filed a second suit. This time in federal court.

Jowanna Washington and Trenton Cyprian lodged their newest action Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, saying they want a federal jury to hear their case.

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