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.
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