A man who survived a police shooting at a hotel outside Oakland, California, more than two years ago has filed a federal civil rights suit claiming he was unable to respond to law enforcement at his door due to a mental health episode he was having when the officers raided and opened fire.
The shooting on Feb. 24, 2022, left Ashton Porter with gunshot wounds to his stomach and arm following an intense 20-hour standoff at a Pittsburg Hampton Inn, according to the attorney representing the father of six from Georgia.
The civil complaint demands a jury trial and seeks unspecified damages.
Filed on May 28, the lawsuit alleges misconduct by several heavily armed officers with the Pittsburg Police Department, who deployed tear gas and pepper spray into Porter’s hotel room to force him out but never attempted to make “peaceful” entry.
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