A woman who says she volunteered as a citizen “role player” in a North Fulton SWAT training exercise is suing the cities of Roswell, Alpharetta and Milton, claiming an officer slammed her against a wall and shot her in the stomach with a rubber bullet.
Lindsay Hooten said in an Aug. 22 lawsuit that she was given a helmet to wear during the training exercise at a house near Cumming on Sept. 13 in 2022, but offered no other protective gear. She said she was not warned that officers may physically handle her or discharge their weapons at or near her during the training, which was “to effectively resolve a complex emergency hostage rescue scenario.”
“While moving through the building, an officer grabbed Ms. Hooten and threw her against a wall, injuring her back,” the lawsuit states. “That same officer then pointed a firearm at Ms. Hooten and shot her in the stomach with a rubber or training bullet, injuring her abdomen.”…