"The lawsuit says Partners for HOME and SafeHouse Outreach are partly responsible for Taylor's death because employees did not check whether Taylor, 46, was in his tent before a bulldozer was deployed to clear it, flattening his tent while he was in it and leaving blood on the street. Taylor lived in an encampment on Old Wheat Street in Atlanta, which city officials asked to clear ahead of celebrations for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday last January."
"SafeHouse Outreach is another Atlanta nonprofit that serves unhoused people. The lawsuit says the organizations should have known to check Taylor's tent after they did outreach at the site in advance. Cathryn Vassell, CEO of Partners for HOME, said the nonprofit cannot comment on the lawsuit because they have not seen it but "is committed to its mission making homelessness in Atlanta rare, brief and nonrecurring." SafeHouse Outreach did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment."
Taylor, a 46-year-old homeless man, died after a bulldozer crushed his tent during an encampment sweep on Old Wheat Street in Atlanta. His family filed a lawsuit against Partners for HOME and SafeHouse Outreach, alleging employees failed to check whether Taylor was in his tent before the bulldozer cleared it, leaving blood on the street. Partners for HOME is the city's lead homelessness agency; SafeHouse Outreach serves unhoused people. The family also sued the city earlier, alleging city employees bore responsibility. The death provoked outrage from advocates and neighbors, prompted a temporary moratorium on sweeps, and later led the city to resume clearings ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
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