Lawsuit filed in shooting death of 14-year-old boy in Tennessee

Tirell Hill
Tirell Hill

The family of a 14-year-old boy killed after he ran away from a foster home has filed a lawsuit against the head of the Department of Children's Services and three of its employees.

Tirell Hill was shot to death in June, a month after he went missing from an Antioch, Tenn., foster home. Police continue to investigate, but no arrests have been made.

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday claims child welfare officials failed to find a safe, stable and appropriate place for Tirell to stay during his eight months in state custody.

Read more at our news partner's website, tennessean.com.

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