Shot in the Back

The family of a man shot in the back by a police officer during a chase sued the officer and the Monterey County city of Seaside, claiming his injuries --- including paralysis --- led him to take his own life.

(Image by Yildiray Yücel Kamanmaz from Pixabay via Courthouse News)

MONTEREY, Calif. — The family of a man shot in the back by a police officer during a chase and rendered paraplegic sued the officer and the Monterey County city of Seaside, claiming his injuries led him to take his own life.

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