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Seattle to pay $150,000 to father, son pepper-sprayed during 2020 protest
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/protests/seattle-settles-lawsuit-father-son-pepper-sprayed-2020-protest/281-0b9803aa-5ae0-4b04-bebd-3de2927abd39Seattle to pay $150,000 to father, son pepper-sprayed during 2020 protest
Seattle will settle a lawsuit brought by a man and his 7-year-old son who police pepper-sprayed at a racial justice protest in 2020.
Author: Allison Sundell
Published: 12:10 PM PDT June 11, 2026
Updated: 12:10 PM PDT June 11, 2026
SEATTLE — The city of Seattle will pay $150,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a father whose son was pepper-sprayed during anti-racism protests in 2020.
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(Anti racism ie BLM peaceful protest until cops rioted.)