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Three more demonstrators are suing the Austin Police Department for injuries from so-called less-lethal ammunition fired by police over a weekend of racial justice protests in 2020. | England_Weber

Cesar Fuentez alleges an unidentified officer shot him with a less-lethal shotgun round

as he fled I-35 on May 30, 2020. Fuentez's complaint says he was unarmed and that the lead-pellet bag became embedded in his arm, requiring surgery.Taylor Ellis alleges he was shot by Officers Todd Gilbertson and Michael Crossen with less-lethal rounds near I-35 and APD headquarters on May 31, 2020.

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