Suburban Paramedics, Retired Firefighter Sued Over Photo of Dying Man
The family of Victor Cazares Jr. said he went to Cicero to “discourage any criminal conduct” amid widespread unrest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
Published February 23, 2021 •
Updated on February 23, 2021 at 6:00 pm
A woman whose brother was fatally shot during last summer's unrest in suburban Chicago filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging that two paramedics allowed a photo to be taken of the dying man, and that a retired fire department lieutenant posted it on Facebook along with a disparaging caption.
In the lawsuit, Adriana Cazares contends that her brother, Victor Cazares Jr., was shot by an unknown gunman on June 1 after going to a grocery store in the town of Cicero. She said he went there to “discourage any criminal conduct” amid widespread unrest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.