Black man left paralyzed after Texas police allegedly slam him on to concrete

Civil rights activists and Christopher Shaw's lawyers are demanding justice after he was severely injured while in police custody in 2021

Lawyers of a Black Texas man and civil rights activists are calling for justice after he was allegedly grabbed and slammed on to concrete ground by police officers at a jail in Beaumont, Texas, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.

On Wednesday, lawyers of 41-year-old Christopher Shaw hosted a press conference that called for justice for Shaw, who was severely injured while in custody in June 2021.