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Family of Teen Punched by Fairfield Officer Files Claim With Bay Area Civil Rights Attorneys
The family of 16-year-old high school student Maurice Williams filed a legal claim against the Solano County city after a viral video showed an officer repeatedly striking him in the head.
What happened
According to KQED’s source item, Family of Teen Punched by Fairfield Officer Files Claim With Bay Area Civil Rights Attorneys, The family of 16-year-old high school student Maurice Williams filed a legal claim against the Solano County city after a viral video showed an officer repeatedly striking him in the head.
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- Family of Teen Punched by Fairfield Officer Files Claim With Bay Area Civil Rights AttorneysKQED - 2026-06-01T23:19:23+00:00
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