The family of Wyleek Tinsley, the unarmed 19-year-old shot and killed by Abington Township police officers in March, is ramping up pressure on authorities, filing a federal wrongful death lawsuit this week and demanding the public release of all available body-worn camera footage and 911 recordings from the incident.

The deadly shooting occurred on March 6 at the Rosemore Gardens Apartments in Glenside.

According to police, officers responded to the scene after receiving a call from an 11-year-old girl reporting a domestic disturbance. Tinsley was at his girlfriend's apartment at the time. Police say they entered the home after hearing another gunshot and screaming and encountered Tinsley in a dark hallway holding what they believed was a weapon. He was shot by two officers and later

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