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Black Lives Matter activist loses lawsuit against Los Angeles police over ‘swatting’ hoax response
A leading Black Lives Matter activist in Los Angeles lost her lawsuit against the city's police department over hoax phone calls that prompted a large law enforcement response to her home.
Three teens motivated by racial hatred were responsible for the hoax calls, including incidents in 2020 and 2021 targeting Melina Abdullah, a BLM-LA co-founder and Cal State LA professor.
Despite suing the department for the 2020 incident, a jury determined the LAPD and the city were not at fault, as stated by the Los Angeles City Attorney's office.