AUSTIN, Texas - A woman injured in a 2023 officer-involved shooting at a Sixth Street bar has filed a lawsuit.

The suit says that the woman suffered permanent blindness in her eye as a result of the shooting.

What they're saying:

The lawsuit names the city of Austin, the Austin Police Department, and ten unnamed officers.

The lawsuit is seeking damages for violations of the woman's constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and for injuries she sustained when defendants "used excessive and unreasonable force in a crowded public area".

The suit is seeking compensatory, punitive and exemplary damages, as well as reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

The suit says that the woman was standing on the sidewalk outside the Soho Lounge waiting to get in when the inc

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