Fox Seattle: Mother of Teen Killed at CHOP Files Lawsuit Against Seattle

REPORTER New today The ░░░░░░░░ of the first teenager ░░░░░░░░ be murdered right near ░░░░░░░░ CHOP zone in Seattle ░░░░░░░░ month is taking legal ░░░░░░░░ against the city She ░░░░░░░░ her lawyers claim the ░░░░░░░░ failed to help 19 ░░░░░░░░ old Lorenzo Anderson after ░░░░░░░░ was shot right near ░░░░░░░░ protest zone a month ░░░░░░░░ Q13 s Simone Del ░░░░░░░░ spoke with his mother ░░░░░░░░ and she joins us ░░░░░░░░ with more So Simone ░░░░░░░░ haven t been any ░░░░░░░░ in this case so ░░░░░░░░ does the mother say ░░░░░░░░ city is responsible for ░░░░░░░░ son s death DEL ░░░░░░░░ Well because despite being ░░░░░░░░ up the road paramedics ░░░░░░░░ not come here to ░░░░░░░░ corner to treat her ░░░░░░░░ This is where 19 ░░░░░░░░ old Lorenzo Anderson died ░░░░░░░░ am across the intersection ░░░░░░░░ where CHOP started so ░░░░░░░░ aren t in what ░░░░░░░░ to be the CHOP ░░░░░░░░ A block up the ░░░░░░░░ right there on Broadway ░░░░░░░░ s where Seattle Fire ░░░░░░░░ was staged saying because ░░░░░░░░ policy they couldn t ░░░░░░░░ here to this corner ░░░░░░░░ treat Lorenzo until police ░░░░░░░░ secured the scene Protesters ░░░░░░░░ the CHOP medics were ░░░░░░░░ on Lorenzo but by ░░░░░░░░ time police came in ░░░░░░░░ had already transported him ░░░░░░░░ the hospital clip starts ░░░░░░░░ ROSARIO voice over Precious ░░░░░░░░ passed from the time ░░░░░░░░ year old Lorenzo Anderson ░░░░░░░░ shot and when police ░░░░░░░░ Anderson He doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to be dead like ░░░░░░░░ does but he most ░░░░░░░░ doesn t He s ░░░░░░░░ that type of kid ░░░░░░░░ doesn t deserve to ░░░░░░░░ dead and he doesn ░░░░░░░░ deserve that the city ░░░░░░░░ not do nothing DEL ░░░░░░░░ voice over Anderson s ░░░░░░░░ Donita Sinclair Martin says ░░░░░░░░ s disgusted seeing videos ░░░░░░░░ medics nearby who because ░░░░░░░░ policy didn t help ░░░░░░░░ son Anderson I just ░░░░░░░░ t know why they ░░░░░░░░ say no I don ░░░░░░░░ know I can t ░░░░░░░░ mind is not wrapping ░░░░░░░░ that part Why would ░░░░░░░░ say no Why would ░░░░░░░░ give the okay to ░░░░░░░░ go in So I ░░░░░░░░ just confused But I ░░░░░░░░ definitely feel like they ░░░░░░░░ accountable for his death ░░░░░░░░ think if they would ░░░░░░░░ tried to work on ░░░░░░░░ you know that there ░░░░░░░░ could have been here ░░░░░░░░ One day it s ░░░░░░░░ re saying this is ░░░░░░░░ Summer of Love block ░░░░░░░░ and then you know ░░░░░░░░ on saying it s ░░░░░░░░ dangerous that they couldn ░░░░░░░░ send in help It ░░░░░░░░ t make any sense ░░░░░░░░ ROSARIO voice over Lawyers ░░░░░░░░ the city didn t ░░░░░░░░ a public safety plan ░░░░░░░░ CHOP and claim Anderson ░░░░░░░░ as a result A ░░░░░░░░ from the day he ░░░░░░░░ born premature Anderson So ░░░░░░░░ is Lorenzo at he ░░░░░░░░ 24 1 2 25 ░░░░░░░░ when he was first ░░░░░░░░ DEL ROSARIO voice over ░░░░░░░░ s mom wants answers ░░░░░░░░ why her son s ░░░░░░░░ was cut short Anderson ░░░░░░░░ this leadership sometimes you ░░░░░░░░ do what you re ░░░░░░░░ to do DEL ROSARIO ░░░░░░░░ over For her citing ░░░░░░░░ won t cut it ░░░░░░░░ ends DEL ROSARIO We ░░░░░░░░ t know of any ░░░░░░░░ in this case so ░░░░░░░░ Behind me there s ░░░░░░░░ little bit of graffiti ░░░░░░░░ over memorializing Lorenzo s ░░░░░░░░ We have reached out ░░░░░░░░ the city to ask ░░░░░░░░ for a response to ░░░░░░░░ claim and any safety ░░░░░░░░ they had in place ░░░░░░░░ have yet to respond ░░░░░░░░ us Guys back to ░░░░░░░░