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An Oregon college student escaped knife attack, ran for help — then officers shot him 5 times, lawsuit says
Maverick Lyon, 21, had dropped a knife he held in self-defense as he ran out of his home to escape from his brother, who was holding him hostage at knifepoint, his lawyers said. The image shows Lyon two steps past the point where he dropped
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Maverick Lyon’s lawsuit claims he was crouching with both hands extended so officers could see he was unarmed — but they fired anyway.
