Shocking moment college athlete shot by cops -- after they mistook him for his knife-wielding, drug-addled brother

New York Post · Patrick Reilly · 2026-11-06 11:37 UTC

Oregon police shot college lacrosse player Maverick Lyon 5 times after mistaking him for his hostage-taking brother, a new lawsuit claims.

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A college lacrosse player was being held hostage at knifepoint when police arrived and shot the athlete five times and tased him – mistaking him for his drug-addicted brother, according to a new lawsuit.

Dramatic video shows Maverick Lyon, 21, keeled over and bleeding on the ground in the backyard of his family home in North Albany, Oregon, moaning, “You guys got the wrong guy — he was holding me hostage,” after cops opened fire, the Oregonian reported.

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