Lawsuit against FBI alleges Oakland man was ‘executed’ in 2021 shooting

OAKLAND, Calif. – Family members of Michael Jonathan Cortez, an Oakland resident who was killed by law enforcement, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the FBI Thursday. In the lawsuit, family members alleged the FBI fatally shot Cortez on Sept. 13, 2021 “executed [Cortez] without reasonable justification or cause.” They claim the agent who shot Cortez did so “willfully, maliciously, intentionally, deliberately, or recklessly” with no regard for his safety and rights.

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