Gabby Petito selfie shows her with bruised face moments before traffic stop ... trends now Gabby Petito's parents release her heartbreaking selfie of beaten and bruised face moments before tearful traffic stop with Brian Laundrie - as they sue Utah cops for failing to protect her from killer Selfie taken by murdered blogger Gabby Petito shows her with a bruised face moments before a 911 call about an attack by her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie The picture was shared by lawyers for Petito's family, who are building a lawsuit against police in Moab, Utah Petito, 22, was strangled on a road trip with Laundrie in Wyoming in the summer of 2021, weeks after the selfie was taken By Lewis Pennock For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:57 GMT, 7 February 2023 | Updated: 18:05 GMT, 7 February 2023 1 Viewcomments A selfie taken by murdered blogger Gabby Petito shows her with a bruised face moments before police responded to a 911 call that said she'd been attacked by her boyfriend Brian Laundrie. The picture was shared by lawyers for Gabby's family, who are building a lawsuit against police in Moab, Utah. Gabby, 22, was strangled by Laundrie in Wyoming during a road trip in the summer of 2021. The timestamp on the selfie shows it was taken at 4.37pm on August 12, 2021. Minutes later, a witness called 911 and said they'd just witnessed Laundrie attack Gabby in a parking lot in Moab. The picture was shared by lawyers for Gabby's family, who are building a lawsuit against police in Moab, Utah. The suit alleges they failed to deal with the incident properly Gabby has tears in her eyes and a bloody red bruise around her eye. Attorneys for her family claim officers who responded to the incident ignored her injuries. They say the police's failure to take proper steps to protect Gabby contributed to her murder later that month. Gabby's family has filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab Police Department, alleging that officers failed to properly handle the 911 call after a witness claimed he saw Brian hitting Gabby and trying to steal her phone just weeks before her death. The lawsuit names the department, two officers who responded to the call and two former leaders. Commenting after the release of the pictures, Brian Stewart, at the law firm of Parker & McConkie, said: 'Moab police failed to listen to Gabby, failed to investigate her injuries and the seriousness of her assault, and failed to follow their own training, policies, and Utah law.' Police bodycam footage of their response to the incident shows Petito wearing the same clothes as in the selfie. She told officers Laundrie 'grabbed my face' and gestures to show them how she was attacked. An officer asks: 'Did he slap your face or what?' Petito replies: 'He grabbed me with his nail, and I guess that’s why it looks — I definitely have a cut right here. I can feel it. When I touch it, it burns.' Police reportedly didn't pursue the matter further after Petito said she struck Laundrie first. Utah code says any attempt to cover a victim's mouth or nose is defined as strangulation, which should be treated as aggravated assault, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. The officers instead treated the incident as disorderly conduct and the couple were separated for the night, with Petito staying in their van while Laundrie stayed in Moab. Laundrie, shot himself in the head a month after Petito's body was discovered in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Last year the families came to a $3million settlement in the Petito family's wrongful death lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's estate. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility