Texas Police Paralyzed A Black Man, But He Was The One Prosecuted

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated June 22, 2023

According to a new lawsuit, a Black man in Beaumont, Texas was body slammed and left paralyzed by law enforcement after being arrested and left untreated for about 20 hours.

Christopher Shaw was paralyzed while in police custody in June 2021 after was arrested for public intoxication and evaluated at a hospital. He was then transported to a county correctional facility.

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