Volunteer medic hit by tear gas canister sues federal agents

Volunteer medic hit by tear gas canister sues federal agents
ANDREW SELSKY, Associated Press
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A volunteer medic who was hit in the chest with a tear gas canister fired by a federal officer during racial injustice protests in Portland last summer sued U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials and agents Monday.
Nate Cohen had just doused a tear gas canister that had landed next to journalists and legal observers on July 26 when he was hit directly above the heart by a canister fired from 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) away, the federal lawsuit says.
Tear gas canisters are not meant to be used as an impact weapon, which can cause serious injury or death. The lawsuit says the federal officer “intentionally misused" the launcher as an impact weapon, which the agent's training prohibits and the manufacturer has not authorized.

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