Case Western Law Students, Faculty Call for Federal Investigation into Hudson Police Shooting

Ideastream Public Media | By Rachel Duthie

Published September 14, 2017 at 5:55 PM EDT

Case Western Reserve law students and faculty are requesting a federal investigation into the shooting death of an Emirati student by a Hudson police officer.

More than 50 people have signed a letter to U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman stating Officer Ryan Doran wrongly escalated the situation between him and Saif Alameria.

Case Western law student Elizabeth Connors says she hopes the action will change the narrative surrounding the case:

Alameri rolled his car over on the Ohio Turnpike December 4, then fled the scene. After what police say was a chase and struggle, Officer Doran shot him five times. Alameri was unarmed.

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Rachel Duthie

Rachel Duthie is a senior multimedia journalism major at Kent State University with experience in print, visual and digital journalism. Formerly she has worked at publications such as The Columbus Dispatch and the Newark Advocate. During the school year, Rachel works for Kent State Student Media in The Kent Stater, KentWired and The Burr Magazine. She is currently the features editor for The Kent Stater for the fall semester.

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