Father of Kendrec McDade files suit alleging police abuse

Asking for $10,000 in damages

Attorney for Kenneth McDade, Caree Harper, has filed a claim against Pasadena alleging that Pasadena police officers harassed and assaulted her client Kenneth McDade, father of Kendrec McDade, who was gunned down by police last year.
The claim, filed April 30, alleges that on April 26 Pasadena Detectives Carter and Torres came to McDade’s house asking him questions about the location of a visiting relative of McDade’s. As a result, Harper alleges that the police caused “ shoulder sprain, bruised writs and emotional distress. Harper is also asking for relocation costs as she believes her client is no longer safe in Pasadena.
The claim is asking for in excess of $10,000. A copy of the complaint can be found on our website.
When McDade said no, the claim states that at least one detective physically assaulted him and threatened him verbally. McDade was released 20 minutes later, the claim states, but he allegedly suffered a shoulder sprain, bruises and emotional distress.
The announcement of the claim comes on the heels of what would have been Kendrec McDade’s 21st birthday on Saturday.
On May 11, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Northside Park in Azusa, the friends and family of Kendrec McDade observed what would have been his 21st birthday. Kendrec would have turned 21 on May 5, 2013.
On March 24, 2012, Kendrec was shot and killed by Pasadena police officers who claimed he was “reaching for his waistband.” He was unarmed. At the time of his death, Kendrec was a 19-year-old college student and star athlete who had never had any trouble with the law. He maintained good grades in high school and tutored neighborhood children in mathematics.
Kendrec was conscious long after two officers riddled him with bullets. Attorneys claim that “Writhing in pain, he repeatedly asked the paramedics in the ambulance, “Why did they shoot me?” Kendrec’s family has filed a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit against the officers who shot him as well as the City of Pasadena.
At the observance this Saturday, Kendrec’s friends and family said they are still in shock and the loss is felt by everyone who knew him. In attendance was Kendrec’s mother, Anya Slaughter, as well as Kendrec’s high school friends and close relatives. Ms. Slaughter had promised her son that she would take him to Las Vegas for his 21st birthday, so the observance was casino themed. Ms. Slaughter is represented in her civil rights lawsuit by the Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo. Ms. Slaughter’s attorneys Dale K. Galipo and Thomas C. Seabaugh also attended and spoke briefly regarding the progress of the civil rights case.

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