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Survivors of Police Shootings Face Daunting Legal, Emotional, and Physical Challenges
Loaded on March 15, 2023
by Eike Blohm, MD
published in Criminal Legal News
April, 2023, page 41
Filed under:
Excessive Force (Police).
Location:
United States of America.
by Eike Blohm, MD
Approximately 1,100 Americans are shot and killed by police every year. In the shadow of this figure is a hidden population of survivors left with permanent disabilities, crippling medical debt, emotional trauma, and legal fallout.
Exactly how many Americans are wounded by police bullets each year ...
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