Erik Cantu, girlfriend sue City of San Antonio in federal court over police shooting

Cantu is seeking an unspecified sum for past and future medical bills as well as mental anguish and court costs.

By Michael Karlis

The San Antonio teenager shot multiple times by a San Antonio police officer in Oct. 22, 2022, in a McDonald's parking lot has filed federal civil rights lawsuit against both the city and the former officer involved in the incident. High-profile civil rights attorney Ben Crump filed the suit Friday on behalf of Erik Cantu and Cantu's girlfriend, Emily Proulx, in U.S. District Court in San Antonio...

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