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City of Seattle found negligent in deadly 2020 CHOP shooting
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MyNorthwest.com
The City of Seattle was found negligent for the killing of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., who was shot in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) in 2020, The Post Millennial reported Thursday.
Plaintiffs argued this allowed violence to escalate and delayed aid to Mays Jr.
Antonio Mays Sr., Mays Jr.’s father, filed a lawsuit against Seattle in 2022, claiming the city failed to provide emergency services to protesters in CHOP.
Antonio Mays Jr. killed in CHOP shootingMays Jr. was visiting Seattle from San Diego and wanted to join the protests when he was shot and killed.
And he was greeted by this insane situation up on Capitol Hill,” Evan Oshan, the attorney for Mays Sr., said.