A Detroit man is suing Warren police, claiming they knew he was having a mental health emergency while they beat, shocked, pepper sprayed and threatened him with a K-9 during a December 2022 incident.

Christopher Gibson, 26, was hospitalized for about a week with damage to his heart and kidneys, according to the 31-page complaint, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. He said the damage was due to officers' excessive force. He is seeking an unspecified total in damages after having allegedly suffered extreme physical pain and injuries, and cites emotional suffering and trauma.

“If officers regarded Mr. Gibson’s behavior as problematic, the antidote was not violence. No one should ever face the abusive treatment Mr. Gibson endured," said Mark P.

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