Barbour was paralyzed after being shot by a suspect that Tacoma police had contact with just a few days prior.
TACOMA, Wash. — The City of Tacoma will pay a restaurant owner nearly $15 million after he was paralyzed from the waist down in a road-rage shooting.
Jay Barbour, owner of Mediterranean Gyro Grill locations in Federal Way and Tacoma, called 911 and reported he “could not feel his legs” following a drive-by shooting on June 23, 2022, according to Tacoma police. Barbour filed a tort claim against the city in September 2023, claiming officers acted “negligently” during an interaction with the suspect days before Barbour
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