SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabby Petito’s family on Monday notified Utah officials of plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that police failed to recognize their daughter was in a life-threatening situation last year when officers investigated a fight between her & her boyfriend. The fight happened weeks before authorities say the boyfriend killed her while the couple was on a cross-country van trip.
The notice of claim contends police in the tourist town of Moab missed signs that Petito was the victim of domestic violence at the hands of Brian Laundrie on Aug. 12, 2021. The officers ultimately allowed the couple to leave after requiring them to spend a night apart.
Police body camera video from that day showing Petito, 22, visibly upset was widely viewed as the investigation unfolded & raised questions about whether a different police response could have prevented her death.
“If the officers had been properly trained & followed the law, Gabby would still be alive today,” said attorney James McConkie.
The family is seeking $50 million in damages.
Petito was reported missing a month after that traffic stop & her strangled body was discovered on Sept. 19 on the edge of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Laundrie, 23, later killed himself in Florida after being named the only person of interest in her death. Petito & Landrie were originally from Long Island, New York.
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