The family has also asked for the state Attorney General to handle their son's case because the local prosecutor appears to have a conflict of interest due to her close working relationship with the department.

On July 26, Seneca Police Lt. Mark Tiller ran towards 19-year-old Zachary Hammond's car with his gun drawn as Hammond's date, Tori Morton, was allegedly selling a few grams of marijuana to an undercover cop. According to Chief John Covington, Hammond drove toward Lt. Tiller in an attempt to murder him. Fearing for his life, Tiller shot Hammond twice at point blank range killing him. But according to witness statements and Hammond's autopsy, Hammond was not attempting to run down Tiller in the moments before his death.