VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The family of the 60-year-old Chesapeake man who was killed by an armed security guard while playing Pokémon Go in 2017 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
On January 25, Jiansheng Chen's family - who are the administrators of his estate - filed the suit against Johnathan Cromwell, the security guard; Citywide Protection Services, Inc. and Riverwalk Community Association, Inc.
Chen's family is filing for $5 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 for punitive damages for a total of $5,350,000.
The shooting happened on January 26, 2017, at 11 p.m.