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Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 | 2:05 a.m.
Luke Morrison
Henderson Police Press Conference
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On Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, Chief Richard Perkins of the Henderson police department, held a press conference to address the shooting of 42-year-old Deshira Selimaj by police officer Luke Morrison.
The Henderson City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $700,000 settlement with the widower of a woman shot and killed by a Henderson police officer in 2008.
The settlement was listed on the Council’s consent agenda, meaning it was approved without discussion.
The woman, Deshira Selimaj, was shot by Officer Luke Morrison after she arrived at the scene where police had pulled over her husband, Zyber Selimaj, for a speeding violation.
A Clark County Coroner’s jury ruled the shooting justified after Morrison and other officers testified that Deshira Selimaj threatened her children and the officers with a knife, then lunged at one of the officers.
Zyber Selimaj filed a civil suit against the city of Henderson shortly after the coroner’s inquest, seeking $25 million for wrongful death.
When the city agreed to the $700,000 settlement in August, a Henderson spokeswoman said the city admitted no fault, but that city attorneys and officials decided it was in the city’s best interest to settle the case rather than spend the time and money associated with a jury trial.
Attorney Marc Saggese, who represented Zyber Selimaj in the civil case, said his client is satisfied with the outcome and ready to move on with his life.
Morrison is on paid administrative leave from the city, pending an internal affairs investigation, city officials have confirmed.
Morrison’s father-in-law has accused Morrison of carrying on an inappropriate relationship with Morrison’s 18-year-old sister-in-law, the man’s daughter, since she was 15. Henderson officials would not comment on whether the accusation was the reason for Morrison being placed on leave.
Sun Archives
- Father: Henderson cop had relationship with teen sister-in-law (8-25-2009)
- Attorney: Family satisfied with settlement in police shooting (8-14-2009)
- Officer in fatal shooting on leave for separate incident (8-13-2009)
- City in settlement talks over ice cream truck driver’s shooting (8-3-09)
- Prosecutors drop charges against Selimaj (5-3-08)
- Henderson police chief responds to officer-involved shooting (2-21-08)
- How he saw it (2-21-08)
- Judge OKs suit over death of ice cream truck driver shot by police (2-20-09)
Illegal aliens took the city for a ride.
Luke Morrison will look real good in prison issue. I am sure his cell mate will agree as well.
"The Henderson Nazis have the lawyers and the city officials in their back pockets , this thug cop will most likely walk free and be back on the streets beating up and shooting women faster than a cop can bash a head with a baton." Quote from Hellonearth.com
But they don't just shoot 'em, they rape them, too. Way to go Richard Perkins, lying police chief.. And Chris Laurent, incompetent disgraceful junior DA.
Henderson, we have a problem. Solution? Ban all former Iraq vets from police work. They come back damaged and brainwashed. Like cocky little roosters with a gun- that they sleep with under their pillow.
afveteran -- on what exactly do you base your statement the Selimaj are "illegal aliens"?
I doubt Luke Morrison is facing any charges at all. Qualified immunity and all. They lady did have a knife. If someone comes at me with a knife they will get the same treatment from my concealed Glock 27 as the office gave this person. Only difference is they won't get $700k out of me (for obvious reasons).
Aren't all Albanians with prison records and tendencies to assault police officers with deadly weapons, in either country, here or in Albania, illegal aliens?
afveteran -- surely you're not as stupid as your post makes you sound.
ANY monetary settlement certainly brings to question the killing's "justification" ruling as well as its process.
Why didn't this article mention where the funds of the "settlement" came from?
Never forget, people, the woman was killed over a TRAFFIC stop, not a crime. The officer, representing the city, is responsible for escalating it, no one else.