Seattle jury orders city to pay $30 million for teen's death at Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone

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Seattle must pay over $30 million for the fatal shooting of a teen at the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in 2020. A jury found the city negligent in its emergency response to the shooting of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., determining this negligence caused his death. First responders' delayed arrival and an ambulance's departure contributed to the outcome. The verdict includes $4 million for Mays' estate and $26 million for his father. The unsolved shooting occurred during the CHOP zone protests following George Floyd's murder.


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