Overview

• Maria Malinowski has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government, the ATF, and 10 agents involved in the fatal raid on her home in March 2024.
• The lawsuit accuses the ATF of failing to knock and announce, leading Bryan Malinowski to believe the agents were intruders, prompting him to fire at them.
• Bryan Malinowski, who was under investigation for allegedly reselling firearms without a license, was fatally shot after wounding an ATF agent during the raid.
• The lawsuit includes 13 counts, such as unlawful entry, excessive force, wrongful death, and negligence, and seeks unspecified punitive and compensatory damages.
• A local prosecutor previously ruled the ATF agent’s use of deadly force justified, while the lawsuit disputes the agency's adherence to constitutional and procedural standards.