A North Alabama mother is seeking justice for her late husband, who was shot and killed by Huntsville police officers two years ago.

The family of Sterling Arnold filed suit this week, accusing the City of Huntsville, the Huntsville Police Department and two unnamed HPD officers of excessive force and wrongful death.

Arnold died Sept. 14, 2023, after Huntsville police officers responded to an early evening call to Monroe Street near Church Street in Downtown Huntsville. HPD told AL.com that Arnold was armed and was shot during the encounter with police. He died from the gunshot wounds.

Arnold’s wife, Tangela Riles-Arnold, filed the lawsuit on Sept. 12, 2025. Riled-Arnold claims she called police a couple of days before Arnold’s death to report her husband was having a mental health

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