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The family of a man shot and killed by a Kenosha Police officer in 2015 filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the officer Thursday, alleging the officer used excessive force and that the department has shown a pattern of poor training and inadequate discipline.

Aaron Siler was shot and killed by then-officer Pablo Torres on March 14, 2015. The shooting — which occurred on the day Torres returned to active duty 10 days after shooting another man — happened after a foot chase that ended when Torres chased Siler into a garage. The officer shot Siler after Siler picked up an empty plastic bucket; the officer said he believed he was in danger.

Prior to the foot chase, Torres had attempted to stop Siler, who was then in a car, near 22nd Avenue and 35th Street, because Siler was wanted on a warrant for violating probation by failing to show up for appointments. Siler had fled rather than stop, and had abandoned his car and ran on foot near 22nd Avenue and 56th Street.

District Attorney Robert Zapf ruled that the shooting was justified. Torres has since been promoted to detective.