Woman shot in the arm while lying in bed sues Mississippi Capitol Police

JACKSON, Miss. — A woman who says she was shot by the Mississippi Capitol Police while lying in bed sued the agency Tuesday, accusing its commanders and officers of acting recklessly and using excessive and unreasonable force against her.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Mississippi, is the second civil complaint in less than a week focusing on the Capitol Police. On Friday, the NAACP filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the state’s plan to expand the police force’s power in Jackson — and create a new court to handle its cases — imposed a parallel, state-run justice system that does not answer to voters. Three civil rights organizations have also sued to block the creation of the new court.