LONG BEACH : Man Shot During Riots Files $10-Million Claim
A Long Beach man who was shot during riots and witnessed his uncle killed a few feet away has filed a $10-million claim against the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the county and the state, saying officials failed to adequately prepare for the disturbances.
In his claim, Scott Coleman accused authorities of not being prepared for the riots in which a mob attacked him and his uncle, Matthew Haines, who was killed while both men rode a motorcycle near Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Long Beach on April 30.
Officials failed to plan for the civil disturbances, enact a state of emergency quickly enough, call the National Guard “in a timely manner” or have enough police and firefighters available, according to the claim. Haines’ family filed an identical claim.
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