Man shot while breaking into business demands $10,000,000 for ‘emotional distress’

James Grant said that he fired his weapon because Kenneth Voyles appeared to be ready to attack him with bolt cutters (Picture: KPTV)

A man who broke into a business to steal a bag of tools is demanding $10,000,000 in damages after the company’s owner caught him in the act and shot him three times.

Kenneth Voyles says the encounter left him with life-changing injuries and caused him ‘severe emotional distress’.

Voyles has filed a lawsuit against Oregon firm Touchstone Granite & Marble and its owner, James Grant. He’s looking for $5,000,000 in compensation and the same amount again in punitive damages.

The shooting happened at the company’s premises in Portland on March 6, 2023.

Voyles, who claims that he was homeless, cold and sleep-deprived at the time, entered the close...