"Slain Dallas woman’s family sues over 911 call" by Nomaan Merchant | Associated Press, September 20, 2012
DALLAS — The family of a Dallas woman found dead two days after she tried to call 911 during a deadly attack filed a civil rights lawsuit against the police Wednesday.
Deanna Cook called 911 on Aug. 17 to report that her former husband was assaulting her. Police have acknowledged the call was not logged correctly so the officers did not know it was an emergency. The two officers who went to Cook’s south Dallas home received no response at the door and left without entering, police said.
Cook was found dead in her bathtub on Aug. 19 after relatives forced their way into the home. The former husband, Delvecchio Patrick, is charged with murder....
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