The wife of Robert Broyles, who was killed at a Kentucky prison, continues to seek answers months after his death.
KSP said foul play is suspected, but the investigation remains ongoing.
The shooting happened on July 31, 2019 in the 2300 block of West Oak Street near the Park Hill and California neighborhoods.
Three employees at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex were fired and one suspended for 30 days last June for tasing inmates or preventing officers from using tasers on inmates who failed a drug test while in custody.
Kentucky prison officers accused of forcing inmates to drink urine or be tased upon failed drug test
Taser logs show they were used against inmates during the time of the alleged misconduct and that video evidence depicts the electric flashes of the tasers being deployed behind a curtain, according to the lawsuit.
A Lexington-based grand jury indicted Sgt. Eric L. Nantell in connection with a July 2018 incident at the facility.
The lawsuit claims Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex Warden James Green and four other prison officials not only knew about the alleged sexual abuse against "John Doe," but they also had knowledge of “prior instances” of similar behavior with other inmates and let it continue.
Gov. Andy Beshear commuted the sentences of nearly 2,000 people to reduce the prison population due to the way the virus spreads. Still, state reports show 39 people have died in Kentucky prisons from COVID-19.