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Mesa, Arizona: Cops Open Fire on Unarmed Dad Lorenzo Jones Surrounded by Kids, Keep Shooting As He’s Down—Lawsuit

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WATCH: Cops Open Fire on Unarmed Dad Surrounded by Kids, Keep Shooting As He’s Down—Lawsuit

3 October 2021


The Mesa police department, whose officers are notorious for using excessive and often deadly force against unarmed individuals are in the news this week — facing multiple lawsuits for that very trait. Benjamin Taylor, a civil rights attorney currently has two lawsuits against the department for excessive force including one in which officers opened fire on an unarmed father with his hands up who was surrounded by his five children. The father, Lorenzo Jones had just handed his youngest child off to the child’s mother before police opened fire. “[Once] they have their hands up, surrendering to law enforcement officers, ...



 
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