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Taylor Odisho

Deaf Black Man with Cerebral Palsy Brutally Beaten by Police Officers After Call About a White Trespasser Files $3.5 Million Lawsuit

Phoenix police beat and tased a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy despite the 911 call being for a white trespassing man. (Credit: X)

A deaf Black man with cerebral palsy is now suing for $3.5 million, after he was reportedly beaten and tased by three Phoenix Police Department officers earlier this year.

On Aug. 19, a store attendant called police about a white man trespassing at the gas station. When police arrived, the trespasser allegedly redirected them to Tyron McAlpin, claiming he was attacked by McAlpin, USA Today reported.

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