Three then-teens shot at by then-cop Dan Dolan sue for damages. What we know.

PROVIDENCE – Nearly three years ago, they were teenagers who accused Pawtucket police officer Dan Dolan of accosting and shooting at them outside a West Greenwich pizza shop, and now they're suing him for over $4 million in damages.

Dominic Vincent, Joseph Greco and Vincent Greco filed suit last week in U.S. District Court against embattled ex-officer Dolan and the City of Pawtucket, alleging their civil rights were violated during the June 23, 2021, encounter with Dolan that left Vincent with a bullet wound to his left arm.

The case, they argue through lawyer James P. Howe, stems from the “unprovoked, reckless actions” of Dolan and the “long-term, entrenched … failure” of the city to adequately train and supervise its officers and discipline them for misconduct. In addition, they allege intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

Dolan, who faces several other misconduct allegations, including the shooting of Vincent, who was unarmed, and more recently a DUI charge, agreed to resign in November in a deal worked out with the city. His resignation was effective Nov. 30.

Dolan is acquitted of charges related to the shooting

In January 2023, a jury acquitted Dolan of unjustly shooting and wounding Vincent, then 18, outside Wicked Good Pizza on Nooseneck Hill Road in West Greenwich.

Dolan, who was off-duty during the incident, testified that he shot Vincent with his .40-caliber pistol after Vincent "bumped” him with his car.

Prosecutors alleged that Dolan, a retired U.S. Marine who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, “blew a gasket” that night, acted like a "lunatic" and treated the incident like a "takedown of al-Qaeda.”

Dolan was found innocent of three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon and a fourth of discharging a gun while committing a crime of violence in his encounter with Vincent and his friends.

But months after the acquittal, Coventry police arrested and charged Dolan on suspicion of driving under the influence, reckless driving and making threats to a public official for telling an officer "that he would 'smash' him and continuously acted like he wanted to fight,” according to police.

Dolan, 41, has pleaded not guilty.

More: Pawtucket cop Daniel Dolan found not guilty in shooting of unarmed teen

Dolan defendant in 3 federal lawsuits alleging misconduct

The recent lawsuit is one of three Dolan has faced in federal court.

In 2022, a newlywed couple alleged that he used excessive force by repeatedly grabbing and battering the bride during a false arrest three years ago. Emily and Francisco Rodrigues sued Dolan and the city, accusing Dolan of battering and assaulting Emily Rodrigues after driving straight at her vehicle on April 2, 2019. That case remains ongoing.

Two months later, Pawtucket resident Michael Moreira sued, claiming Dolan repeatedly punched him and used a dangerous chokehold on him during a confrontation that escalated one day in July 2019 outside Moreira's home, where a utility crew was working, according to previous Journal reports.

Moreira voluntarily dismissed those claims last week, according to Marc DeSisto, who represented the city for its insurer, Rhode Island Interlocal Trust.

This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Lawsuit filed over shooting of unarmed teen by then-cop Dan Dolan