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BLM protester, 29, sues LAPD after bodycam footage shows cop firing foam-covered round at his groin 'causing grapefruit-size swelling'
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Ben Montemayor, now 29, named the city and LAPD Chief Michael Moore as defendants in the suit
- He is seeking unspecified damages for the incident that unfolded last June
- Montemayor hopes the case will help hold the LAPD accountable and protect future protesters from the dangers of the projectiles
- 'They're used irresponsibly. They're overused,' he said. 'I don't want them to be downplayed'
- Body-cam footage shows Montemayor being shot by a 40mm foam pellet gun along Hollywood Boulevard on June 20
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-04-14 |
