PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) – The city of Phoenix is taking accountability in the death of a 2-year-old boy in the form of a $2 million settlement. The boy’s parents say he died because of negligence on the part of first responders.
Before his death, 2-year-old Abraham Clugston was a healthy and happy little boy. But when something went wrong in April 2022, his parents say the first responders they trusted to save him are the reason he died.
“What they did that day is they failed not only my clients but they failed the community,” said Breann Slack, the attorney for Abraham’s parents.
According to a lawsuit against the city, the boy’s mother called 911 after she noticed him compulsively shaking in the middle of the night. When paramedics arrived in a fire truck, court documents claim crews downplayed the seizure, chalking it up to a fever…