Court denies City of Seattle’s request for new trial in CHOP case; city plans to appeal

Denial of the post-trial motions means the $30.5 million awarded to the family of Antonio Mays Jr. will remain intact. The city plans to appeal the decision.

SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge denied all post-trial motions, including the request for a new trial, filed by the City of Seattle in the case of the fatal shooting of a teenager during the 2020 Capitol Hill Organized Protest.

The city plans to appeal the decision, according to the Seattle Attorney’s Office.

In January, a King County jury found the city wasn’t quick enough in its emergency response when Antonio Mays Jr., 16, was shot.

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