This police camera video provided by the Moab Police Department shows Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van she was traveling in with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, near the entrance to Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, Aug. 21, 2021 | Photo courtesy of the Moab Police Department via The Associated Press, St. George News
SALT LAKE CITY — Gabby Petito’s family announced on Monday they intend to file negligence claims against the Moab Police Department.
of the Moab Police Department via The Associated Press, St. George News
A Utah-based law firm said the police department could have prevented their daughter’s death by intervening further when officers responded to a fight between Petito and her fiance weeks before her high-profile death.
The family is seeking $50 million in damages from the police department, as well as city and state officials.
Petito, 22, was reported missing on Sept. 11, 2021, and her disappearance gripped the nation.
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Written by EMILY ASHCRAFT, KSL.com.
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