The family of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. were back in Federal Court in White Plains on Wednesday.  Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. asked the Federal Court to release an independent report commissioned by the City of White Plains that outlines how the White Plains Department of Public Safety, handles  mentally ill individuals

Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. was shot to death by the White Plains Police Department back in 2011 in an incident that developed after his Medic-Alert device went off in error.  At the time of the incident, Mr. Chamberlain became more and more agitated refusing to comply with the police request to exit his apartment.  He was shot and killed when it was alleged that he lunged at police officers while holding a large knife.

Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. who has a $21 million dollar wrongful death suit filed  against the City of White Plains, has repeatedly requested that the White Plains Department of Public Safety make public their Standard Operating Procedures concerning citizens who are mentally disturbed.

While White Plains didn’t feel that this SOP was to be shared with the public, a Federal Judge agreed with the family and ordered it to be turned over to them and their attorneys.

The Police Officers involved in that 2011 shooting death were cleared of all charges by a Westchester Grand Jury. Kenneth Chamberlain Jr. hopes that the release of this SOP will prevent this  from happening again.

New Rochelle Police also fatally shot a mentally disturbed individual in his apartment earlier this year.  At this time, it is unclear whether the New Rochelle Police Department will be releasing their Standard Operating Procedures when dealing with the mentally disturbed.