Ben Crump To Sue Hollywood Over Police Shooting Of Naked, Unarmed Man

By CBS Miami Team

March 3, 2023

FORT LAUDERDALE - Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is expected to file a lawsuit against the city of Hollywood and several police officers in the shooting of Michael Ortiz.

On July 3, 2021, Otiz, 42, called 911 saying he had taken drugs and was suffering from chest pains. Paramedics responded first. Ortiz, naked and agitated, emerged from a sixth-floor apartment and threatened to jump from a balcony, said police.

Surveillance video from the building shows Ortiz struggling with the paramedics. According to Crump, police officers aggressively restrained Ortiz, placed him on the ground, tased him, and shot him in the back while he was naked and visibly unarmed.

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