A review of a police shooting that paralyzed a man last year found that the officer who opened fire meant to use his Taser but shot his gun instead, authorities say.
Michael Ortiz and his family at a news conference led by Attorney Ben Crump as he announces he is seeking records from the Hollywood Police Department, releasing information about the shooting that paralyzed Ortiz, on Feb. 7, 2022.Feb. 10, 2022, 1:38 AM UTCA review of a police shooting that paralyzed a man last year found that the officer who opened fire meant to use his Taser but shot his gun instead, authorities said Tuesday.
While waiting for police officers to arrive, Ortiz emerged from his sixth-floor apartment"naked, combative with the paramedics and visibly agitated," authorities said, adding that Ortiz told them he planned to jump from a balcony. The officer, who has not been identified, was placed on leave while state and local authorities investigate the shooting.
Ortiz “was handcuffed, naked, on the ground, and posed no threat to the officer when he was shot in the back, resulting in his paralysis,” lawyers Ben Crump, Paul Napoli and Hunter Shkolnik said in a statement.The statement appeared to reference a Minnesota case involving former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, who said she meant to fire her stun gun when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, 20, with a Glock pistol on April 11, 2021.and other charges in the shooting.
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