SAN DIEGO - An alleged victim of a drive-by shooting from San Diego County law enforcement sued the County, the City of La Mesa and sheriff's department and La Mesa officers for damages from the incident, according to documents filed on March 5 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Plaintiff Michelle Horton says she was standing on the corner of Spring St. and University Ave. in La Mesa waiting to meet her children on May 23 of last year, when she was struck by a non-lethal projectile form a law enforcement officer involved in a drive-by shooting.
Horton and her children were participating in a peaceful mass protest regarding the death of George Floyd.
In an event described as "out of the blue" by the lawsuit, officers drove by in a marked police vehicle and fired what is suspected to be a rubber bullet at the plaintiff, she claims.
San Diego County Sheriff's Department Deputies Evan Sobczak and Jacob MacLeod, as well as Walter Vasquez and Matt Nicholass of the La Mesa PD, were named in the suit.
Horton is requesting damages deemed appropriate by the court. She is represented by Singleton, Schreiber, McKenzie and Scott LLP.