The families of a Michigan man and a teen who died after run-ins with police filed civil lawsuits in federal and state court, citing excessive force led to their deaths.

The families of Samuel Sterling, 25, and Riley Doggett, 17, have filed lawsuits in federal court against two different police officers who were driving police vehicles that stuck the men in separate incidents.

The families of Riley Doggett and Samuel Sterling, both of whom died after being hit by law enforcement vehicles, have filed a series of lawsuits against the officers involved in the