U.S. Park Police Officers who killed Bijan Ghaisar in 2017 have been on paid administrative leave for six years. They're now suing the Interior Department.
Officers Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya have been on paid leave for more than six years, despite being cleared by the courts of any legal wrongdoing.
Kelly Ghaisar said of the officers’ suit, “I find this filing appalling.” She said the officers “not only were not prosecuted but rewarded with years of paid vacation while Bijan was shot in the head for a fender bender,” and “the fact that Amaya and Vinyard are with their families, with full pay and benefits, and not in jail is a middle finger to justice.”