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Woman Shot In Head During Protest Sues Government

(Portland, OR)  --  A woman who was hospitalized after being shot in the forehead with a police projectile during protests against police brutality and racial injustice last summer is suing the federal government.  Kristen Jessie-Uyanik filed a complaint in federal court Wednesday, accusing federal officers of excessive force and civil rights violations.  The complaint says federal officers intentionally shot her in the head with a high-velocity projectile outside of the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse.  Jessie-Uyanik was demonstrating with a group that called themselves the Wall of Moms.

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