Overview
- Atlachinolli Tezcacoatl filed a civil-rights lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging an LAPD officer shot him in the face with a foam projectile during a June 8, 2025 anti-ICE protest downtown.
- The suit states he was struck twice by 40mm rounds, with the second impact shattering his jaw and requiring two surgeries, and it reports lingering pain, nerve damage and lost wages.
- Tezcacoatl also alleges additional injuries including glaucoma in his left eye along with chest and nasal trauma, and he seeks unspecified damages.
- Claims include civil-rights violations, assault and battery, negligence, and intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, with his attorney arguing the head shot constituted deadly force.
- LAPD officials have cited body-camera footage characterizing parts of the crowd as unruly, while a recent order by U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall bans the department from using 40mm rounds for crowd control and the LAPD says it is complying.