The family of a man who was left permanently disabled after he was shot in the head during a road rage encounter in New Jersey, allegedly by an off-duty New York City police officer, has filed a lawsuit arguing that the officer was an alcoholic who should not have been carrying a gun.

At 30 years old, Kishan Patel had plenty of life ahead of him – he was preparing for his summer wedding and taking over his family’s New Jersey businesses. Everything turned “upside down” one evening in May when he was shot by an off-duty NYPD officer accused of targeting Patel in