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Seattle Ordered to Pay $30 Million in Protest Shooting Case

2/4/2026

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Seattle must pay $30 million to Antonio Mays Sr. after a jury found liability for its response to the 2020 shooting of Antonio Mays Jr. in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone.
The jury found first responders delayed their response, arriving 24 minutes after the incident.
The jury also concluded earlier medical intervention might have saved the teen, and the family seeks body camera footage.

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Story summary

Seattle must pay $30 million to Antonio Mays Sr. after a jury found liability for its response to the 2020 shooting of Antonio Mays Jr. in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone.
The jury found first responders delayed their response, arriving 24 minutes after the incident.
The jury also concluded earlier medical intervention might have saved the teen, and the family seeks body camera footage.