Los Angeles County supervisors signed off on a $25-million settlement Tuesday in the case of a 28-year-old man who was paralyzed after he was shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a scuffle at the man’s home three years ago.
Isaias Cervantes was 25 and experiencing a mental health crisis in March 2021 when the shooting occurred at his home in the southeast L.A. County city of Cudahy, according to one of the family’s attorneys.
Cervantes, who is also deaf, is now paralyzed from his chest down.
Attorney Austin Dove said Cervantes uses a wheelchair and has been deprived of the things he loves: horseback riding, dancing and helping his father at work.
Isaias Cervantes
Courtesy of the Cervantes family
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The family sued the Sheriff’s Department in 2021, claiming civil rights violations, excessive force, assault and negligence.
“There were so many things that could have been done differently and the harms are extreme,” Dove told LAist.
LA County Approves $25 Million Settlement With Family of Man With Autism Who Was Shot, Paralyzed By Sheriff’s Deputy
In a statement, the Sheriff’s Department said it conducted an internal investigation and found the shooting to be within policy.
“Any call for service that results in a shooting is traumatic for all involved…
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