Cincinnati Bengals News: What You Should Know About Joe Mixon Lawsuit

Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been named in a civil lawsuit stemming from the shooting incident at his house on the night of March 6, according to a report from Cincinnati television station FOX19.

Bengals RB Joe Mixon Named in Civil Lawsuit 10 Days Before Court Date on Separate Charge

Mixon was cleared of criminal liability in the incident, which occurred after an acquaintance at Mixon’s home, Lamonte Brewer, fired 11 shots from a rifle at a minor who was playing Nerf Wars and running through yards in the neighborhood.

Brewer is also named as a defendant in the civil suit, which has been filed by the minor through his legal guardians.

According to the suit, the rifle and bullets Brewer used belonged to Mixon. The suit alleges that Mixon’s sister, Sholanda Mixon, and Brewer, her boyfriend, knew the minors were playing Nerf Wars before the shooting the night of March 6 and “could not have reasonably felt that their lives were in danger.”

According to Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers, surveillance video showed Mixon walking in his backyard with a gun. Powers said Mixon never fired the gun, which he legally owned, and did not commit a crime.

Sholanda Mixon was also seen on the surveillance video picking up the shell casings after Brewer had fired on the minor, striking him in the foot and hitting his Nerf gun. The minor was not in Mixon’s yard when the shooting occurred.

Powers said during the investigation that Mixon told her he feared for his life after receiving death threats in the wake of a Jan. 21 incident in which he is alleged to have waved a gun at another motorist shortly before the Bengals flew to Buffalo for their Divisional Round playoff game against the Bills.

Mixon has been charged with aggravated menacing in that case and faces an Aug. 14 court date.

Brewer was indicted 10 days after the shooting. He was charged with felonious assault, having a weapon under disability, obstructing justice, and tampering with evidence. Shalonda Mixon was indicted on charges of obstructing justice and tampering with evidence.

The plaintiffs in the March 6 shooting case are suing Mixon for “negligent entrustment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, battery, negligence, nuisance,” as well as “punitive damages, loss of consortium, and general damages.”