The father of a man killed by the FBI in the investigation of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev is suing the agency for $ 30million . Abdulbaki Todashev , father of then-27-year-old Ibragim Todashev , said he will file a notice of claim in the death of his son , who was shot by Special Agent Aaron McFarlane the night of May 21 , 2013 . The claim will lead to a wrongful death lawsuit , and the elder Todashev is also alleging negligence by the FBI for hiring McFarlane , who had a checkered past . Scroll down for video . Warning : graphic image below . Ibragim Todashev , 27 , was shot by FBI agent Aaron McFarlane during investigations into the Boston bombings . His father Abdulbaki has filed a notice of claim alleging wrongful death . Todashev ( left ) was repeatedly questioned by federal agents in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings . Abdulbaki Todashev ( right ) has previously said that 'FBI bandits ' killed his son . The agent settled two police brutality lawsuits while at the Oakland Police Department and allegedly falsified reports before joining Boston 's FBI , according to the Boston Globe . Todashev is represented by the Council on American–Islamic Relations , who says that his son 'did not pose a threat of serious bodily harm to McFarlane or any other person ' while being questioned about the Boston Bombings and a 2011 murder . The Department of Justice and a Florida State Attorney ’ s Office have both cleared McFarlane of wrongdoing in the shooting at Ibragim Todashev 's Orlando apartment . Both official reports said that the agent acted in self-defense after being attacked by Todashev , a trained martial arts fighter . The Russian immigrant , who lived in Massachusetts before moving to Florida , was reportedly writing a confession for involvement in the 2011 killing of three drug dealers in Waltham , a suburb of Boston , when he threw a coffee table and lunged at McFarlane with a broom . FBI agent McFarlane and two Massachusetts state troopers were interrogating Todashev for six hours before he was shot . The Chechen Orlando resident had reportedly been writing a confession linked to a murder case . Todashev was friends with Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev ( left ) after training with him . Tamerlan , 26 , was killed shortly after the 2013 attack , and his brother Dzhokar , ( right , then 19 ) is now on trial . He was shot seven times in two bursts of fire , including once on the top of the head . Abdulbaki Todashev , in Moscow , says that the agent killed his son 'in cold blood , ' according to MSNBC . He has previously said that 'FBI bandits ' had been behind the death . Two Massachusetts state troopers were also present and CAIR Florida says that 'none of the agents present sought to intervene to prevent the excessive force , though able . ' Lawyers for the group also say that McFarlane allegedly falsified police reports and was misusing government money by working for the FBI while accepting disability payments from California . Abdulbaki Todashev also alleges negligence in the FBI 's hiring of McFarlane . A statement from the Todashev family , who buried Ibragim in Chechnya , Russia , said they want to 'draw public attention to the illegal practices , abuses of power , and civil rights violations by the FBI . FBI internal investigations cleared every officer in 150 shootings since 1993 , according to a 2013 investigation by the New York Times . CAIR also faults the agency for 'allowing of agents to conduct potentially charged interviews in people 's homes ' . Ibragim Todashev was approached by FBI almost immediately following the Boston bombings , and had questioned him repeatedly and confiscated his electronic devices before the shooting . The six-hour Orlando interrogation occurred in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston bombings , where Todashev 's friend Tamerlan Tsarnaev , then 26 , is thought to have killed three and injured more than 200 with homemade explosives . Tsarnaev , 26 , was killed in the manhunt that followed the attack . His friend Todashev , who had trained at the same boxing gym as the attacker , told agents that the bombings were 'horrible and unnecessary , ' according to the claim of notice . The episode that led to his death happened after the man 's girlfriend had been taken to an immigration detention center after allegedly refusing FBI agents ' request to inform them of his activities . The claim of Abdulbaki Todahsev ( left ) against the FBI is being handled by the Council on American–Islamic Relations 's Florida office , including CAIR Tampa executive director Hassan Shibly ( center ) A witness Todashev had brought to his interrogation was allegedly sent away shortly before his friend was shot . A spokesman for the Boston FBI told Daily Mail Online that the agency does not comment on pending litigation . The national FBI office also declined comment on the same grounds and referred to the Department of Justice and Florida reports on the incident . Tsarnaev 's younger brother Dzhokar , 19 at the time , is on trial for terrorism charges in connection with the Boston Bombings . Opening statements in the case will begin later this week . Opening statements terrorism trial of Dzhokar Tsarnaev for the Boston Marathon bombings will begin this week . Above , a April 15 , 2013 memorial to the terrorist attack 's victims .
Abdulbaki Todashev , father of Ibragim , files notice of claim against agency . Father alleges wrongful death and negligent FBI hiring of Aaron McFarlane . Agent faced police brutality investigations and allegedly falsified reports . Official report from Department of Justice say shooting was self-defense .