Innocent bystander shot by police is one of dozens of cases nationwide
Summary
Mark Trujillo, an innocent man in Chandler, Arizona, was accidentally shot and paralyzed by police officers who were responding to a call about an armed neighbor. Review of cases shows that more than 50 innocent bystanders have been shot by police across the U.S. since 2015, and many families struggle to get financial help or justice.Key Facts
- Police were responding to a call about a man with a gun in a Chandler neighborhood.
- Mark Trujillo went outside to warn officers his family was in the next house.
- Officers mistakenly shot Trujillo, thinking he was the suspect.
- Trujillo's spine was severed, leaving him paralyzed and unable to walk.
- Over 50 cases of innocent bystanders shot by police have been found nationwide since 2015.
- Families often have no way to get financial help for medical or funeral costs after such shootings.
- Trujillo filed a $50 million lawsuit against the police department and city.
- Police officers are often protected from lawsuits by "qualified immunity," a legal rule making it hard to win cases.
- The officers involved were cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
- Police groups support maintaining qualified immunity, saying it protects officers doing their jobs.
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