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Seattle paramedics left teen to die in CHOP zone: lawsuit
2021-05-06
[NYPOST] Paramedics are being accused in court papers filed Wednesday of leaving a teenager "to die" after he was shot on the edge of Seattle’s lawless autonomous zone — which was so dangerous, the fire department said it needed a police escort just to enter.

Lorenzo Anderson, 19, was shot several times on June 20 last year right outside of the city’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) area — a seven-block "autonomous zone" that sprouted up amid Black Lives Matter protests after the police murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, the claims state.

At the time, the area was overrun with anarchists and self-appointed security guards who were policing the area with semi-automatic weapons and wouldn’t allow police to enter after 10 p.m., the claims state.

After the police curfew, a 911 call came in for the shooting of the special-needs teen. At the time, a Seattle Fire Department ambulance was approximately two blocks from the scene of the crime and police were stationed about a half-mile away, the claims allege.

But instead of rushing to save the special-needs teen’s life, they didn’t respond immediately, the claim states.

The fire department previously said they couldn’t respond because it was too dangerous without a police escort, which didn’t come until 2:39 a.m., about 20 minutes after Anderson was shot, the claims allege.

"For close to twenty whole minutes, Seattle Police and Fire Departments communicated with dispatchers on separate radio channels, communicated the wrong locations, and miscommunicated the procedures for providing medical attention to Lorenzo," according to the claims, filed against the city of Seattle, King County and the state of Washington.

"Meanwhile,
...back at the precinct house, Sergeant Maloney wasn't buying it. It was just too pat. The whole thing smelled phony, kind of like a dead mackeral but without the scales...
19-year-old Lorenzo lay helpless on the pavement, bleeding to death while 911 calls continued to pour in, with bystanders begging authorities to send help. As Lorenzo’s pulse faded, volunteers performed CPR while other bystanders were on the phone with emergency dispatchers, receiving conflicting information about how to get Lorenzo into the ambulance once it arrived," the claims continue.
Related:
Lorenzo Anderson: 2020-08-09 CHOP shooting suspect bravely fled Washington state
Related:
Capitol Hill Organized Protest: 2020-09-18 Seattle resident trying to boot councilwoman over BLM protest involvement
Capitol Hill Organized Protest: 2020-08-09 CHOP shooting suspect bravely fled Washington state
Capitol Hill Organized Protest: 2020-07-09 Seattle held 'segregated' training session on 'undoing whiteness,' encouraged staffers to forfeit 'guaranteed physical safety'
Posted by:Fred

#9  Was this the kid who was apparently given a finishing shot by the CHOP thugs?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2021-05-06 18:33  

#8  Speaking as your Legal Advisor, if Lorenzo died laying down, then the plaintiffs to not have standing.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-05-06 14:02  

#7  Wait, I saw the protests. Every other member was a medic.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-05-06 13:29  

#6  They don't have to come save you. Especially in a zone where they are "Autonomous" and don't welcome police. You are on your own.

Posted by: DarthVader   2021-05-06 11:27  

#5  Start expecting buildings to burn down in the CHOP...
Posted by: magpie   2021-05-06 09:01  

#4  fuck them and fuck the piece of shit who died.good riddance.
Posted by: Chris   2021-05-06 08:42  

#3  

Shouldn't CHOP be the ones being sued?
Posted by: NN2N1   2021-05-06 08:21  

#2  So when will Mayor "Summer Of Love - but with a body count" be charged with manslaughter?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2021-05-06 08:15  

#1  wonder how many of these 'bystanders' were also the aforementioned 'anarchists and self-appointed security guards'
Posted by: Retard Strength   2021-05-06 08:07  

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