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Family of 16-year-old shooting victim ready to sue City of Seattle

The father of Antonio Mays Jr., 16, who was shot and killed on June 29, 2020 in CHOP, has lost patience with the SPD investigation.

Published

2 years ago

July 21, 2022

TC Tunstall

Five Fast Facts

Antonio Mays Jr. was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 29, 2020
Mays Jr. had traveled to Seattle to be part of the new civil rights movement
The shooting occurred near the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone
The family claims the City of Seattle abandoned CHOP, failing to provide basic services, and that the lack of oversight ultimately led to the death
First responders cannot enter the scene of a violent crime without it first being secured by SPD, who claimed they were unable to do so due to the protests; Mays Jr. was transported to Harborview Medical Center by private vehicle from the scene

SEATTLE, Wash. – It’s been more than two years since Antonio Mays Jr. was shot and killed in Seattle.

His father, who lives in southern California, says he waited to get answers for months. Now he’s fed up with a lack of information and accountability for his son’s death. Which led to a tort claim – essentially an early warning of a pending lawsuit – being filed against the City of Seattle…

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