- Angela Smith v. City of Riverside (5:24-cv-02475): wrongful death. California Central District Judge Sunshine Sykes presides.
- Angela Smith sues for the fatal shooting of her son, Ryan Smith, by Riverside police Dec. 6, 2023 outside of his girlfriend’s apartment complex. Smith appeared to have had a gun in the released police camera footage, but the complaint claims he did not. The police department released police camera footage of the shooting. The video shows two officers walking up to Smith’s car, and one of them immediately pulling out a gun and aiming it at Smith through his front window. “Don’t f— do it. Don’t you f— do it. Don’t f— do it.