Freelance journalist Linda Tirado has filed a lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis, saying police officers shot her in the face with foam rounds while she was covering the George Floyd protests and left her permanently blind in her left eye.
According to court documents, also reported by TMZ and Fox 9, Linda says the incident happened on May 29 while she was photographing the police line. She claims officers fired at her even though she repeatedly called out that she was press. She says protesters helped her reach a medic, who sent her to the hospital, and that doctors told her she now has no depth perception.
The suit names the city, Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, and other officials and unidentified officers as defendants. Linda alleges violations of her First Amendment rights and her Fourth Amendment protection against excessive force, and she is seeking unspecified damages.
The City of Minneapolis had not publicly responded to the lawsuit at the time of reporting. The claims are allegations that have not been decided in court.
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