Robert West was 14 and a passenger in a car driven by 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. when someone opened fire on their vehicle. Mays was killed and West was shot three times in the head, resulting in “tremendous pain and suffering and debilitating injuries” that included losing an eye, part of his skull and suffering a traumatic brain injury, according to the lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court on Monday.
The lawsuit names as defendants the city, former Mayor Jenny Durkan, former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best, Fire Chief Harold Scoggins and outgoing City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, as well as up to 100 unnamed defendants.
Tim Robinson, a spokesman for City Attorney Ann Davison, said the city has not seen the lawsuit and has no comment.
