Officer Gahiji Tshamba

The Baltimore City government and Police Department, along with their top officials, can be sued under federal law for allegedly failing to control Officer Gahiji Tshamba, who was convicted of manslaughter after repeated instances of prior professional misconduct, a U.S. District Court judge ruled. Tshamba, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison this week, shot and killed an unarmed Marine veteran during a fight behind a Mount Vernon nightclub in 2010. Tshamba was off-duty at the time.