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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Kramon

Family of man crushed by a bulldozer in his tent at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues nonprofits

Atlanta Homeless Camp Death - (2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution)

The family of a homeless man who died after a bulldozer crushed his tent last year during an encampment sweep filed a lawsuit Friday against the nonprofits involved in clearing the encampment, the second lawsuit they filed over his death.

The lawsuit says Partners for HOME and SafeHouse Outreach are partly responsible for Taylor's death because employees did not check whether Taylor, 46, was in his tent before a bulldozer was deployed to clear it, flattening his tent while he was in it and leaving blood on the street.

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