Chee War, the mother and legal guardian of 13-year-old Nyah Mway, alleges multiple violations of civil rights and wrongful death in connection with the fatal police shooting of her son.

"The notice of claim is not filed with a court, it's filed with the city," explained Julia P. Kuan, attorney with Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel in Manhattan. "It preserves the right for a lawsuit to be filed in the future.

The family of Nyah Mway, who was shot and killed at the hands of a Utica Police officer, is seeking compensation from the city of Utica, according to a release

Chee War, the mother and legal guardian of 13-year-old Nyah Mway, has filed a Notice of Claim against the City of Utica, New York alleging multiple violations of civil rights and wrongful death in connection with the fatal police shooting of her son on June 28.