‘Just Wanted Help’: California Cops Let Off Tear Gas, Pepper Spray and Bullets at Black Man Who Was Afraid to Leave Hotel Room During Mental Health Crisis, Lawsuit Says
A man who survived a police shooting at a hotel outside Oakland, California, more than two years ago has filed a federal civil rights suit claiming he was unable to respond to law enforcement at his door due to a mental health episode he was having when the officers raided and opened fire. The shooting…