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Denver to pay $2.3 million to man shot in eye with pepper ball during 2020 protests
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Leroy N. Soetoro
Jan 16, 2024, 2:52:31 PM1/16/24
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DENVER — As people protested and rioted in Denver streets in 2020, Jax
Feldman said he was just walking home and not part of the protests when an
officer shot him in the eye with a pepper ball, unprovoked.
Feldman lost his left eye. Now an item on the Denver City Council agenda
for this coming Tuesday indicates a $2.3 million settlement has been
reached with Feldman.
The settlement could be the largest individual settlement among multiple
people who came forward and claimed substantial injuries like eye damage
and skull fractures because of police excessive force during the George
Floyd protests in Denver.
According to the lawsuit, on May 30, 2020, Feldman “was transported from
the scene to Denver Health Medical Center where doctors performed
emergency surgery on his left eye, determined that the eye would not
regain functionality, and that it would eventually have to be removed from
its socket.”
The lawsuit, filed by attorney Birk Baumgartner, said Feldman saw police
shooting at protesters that night and told a group of officers, “We’re all
American,” prompting one of the officers to fire the pepper ball at his
face.
Feldman was 21 years old at the time and planning on pursuing a career in
culinary and visual arts.
Several months after his injury, he gave an interview to 9NEWS.
““Everything’s harder," Feldman said in the interview from 2020. "I’m
vulnerable on my left side. Anybody can walk up to me and do anything they
want. I’m very vulnerable."
9NEWS has reached out to the City of Denver for comment about the
settlement but has not received a response as of this publication.
The City Council is expected to vote on the payout on Tuesday.
If you have any information about this story or would like to send a news
tip, you can contact jer...@9news.com.
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DENVER — As people protested and rioted in Denver streets in 2020, Jax
Feldman said he was just walking home and not part of the protests when an
officer shot him in the eye with a pepper ball, unprovoked.
Feldman lost his left eye. Now an item on the Denver City Council agenda
for this coming Tuesday indicates a $2.3 million settlement has been
reached with Feldman.
The settlement could be the largest individual settlement among multiple
people who came forward and claimed substantial injuries like eye damage
and skull fractures because of police excessive force during the George
Floyd protests in Denver.
According to the lawsuit, on May 30, 2020, Feldman “was transported from
the scene to Denver Health Medical Center where doctors performed
emergency surgery on his left eye, determined that the eye would not
regain functionality, and that it would eventually have to be removed from
its socket.”
The lawsuit, filed by attorney Birk Baumgartner, said Feldman saw police
shooting at protesters that night and told a group of officers, “We’re all
American,” prompting one of the officers to fire the pepper ball at his
face.
Feldman was 21 years old at the time and planning on pursuing a career in
culinary and visual arts.
Several months after his injury, he gave an interview to 9NEWS.
““Everything’s harder," Feldman said in the interview from 2020. "I’m
vulnerable on my left side. Anybody can walk up to me and do anything they
want. I’m very vulnerable."
9NEWS has reached out to the City of Denver for comment about the
settlement but has not received a response as of this publication.
The City Council is expected to vote on the payout on Tuesday.
If you have any information about this story or would like to send a news
tip, you can contact jer...@9news.com.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
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