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Black man grabbing tea from car shot by New Jersey police and paralyzed, lawsuit says

Jajuan R. Henderson, 29, was unarmed and grabbing an iced tea before he was paralyzed by Trenton police on Feb. 12, a lawsuit alleges.

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Jajuan R. Henderson, 29, was unarmed and grabbing an iced tea before he was paralyzed by Trenton police on Feb. 12, a lawsuit alleges.

Highlights

  • Jajuan R. Henderson, 29, was getting the drink from a Saturn Ion parked outside of his home shortly after midnight on Feb.
  • 12 in Trenton, New Jersey.
  • A group of men in dark clothing and masks driving an unidentified vehicle boxed in the Saturn, which was parallel parked, according to the lawsuit.
  • One of the men smashed the driver’s side window and Henderson was shot four times, the lawsuit said.
  • He is now paralyzed from the chest down, the suit said.
  • The lawsuit alleges excessive force, negligence and racial profiling.