Isaias Cervantes, who is deaf and autistic, was shot in his home on March 31 by a Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputy after his family called police following a disturbance at their home. Cervantes was unarmed during the incident.
The first deputy did not answer and one shot is heard being fired. According to the lawsuit, Cervantes' sister was the one who called 911 and she "plainly and specifically requested mental health support" for her sibling after telling the dispatcher her brother was deaf and disabled.
The deputies entered the home, went into the living room, flanked Cervantes and told him to stand up, the suit states. They began handcuffing him, causing him to turn away, the suit states.
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