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Family of black man killed by Washington police gets $3.5 million settlement
Source: Reuters
U.S. FEBRUARY 21, 2018 / 3:15 PM / UPDATED 11 HOURS AGO
Family of black man killed by Washington police gets $3.5 million settlement
Ian Simpson
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The city of Washington will pay $3.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an unarmed black man who was shot to death by police in 2016, officials said on Wednesday.
The shooting death of Terrence Sterling, a 31-year-old motorcyclist who rammed a squad car after a high-speed chase, triggered demonstrations in the U.S. capital amid anger over police killings of African-Americans across the United States.
“In the tragic death of Terrence Sterling, a family lost a beloved son and brother, and thus we have a duty to bring some sense of closure to his family,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement. “This settlement is a step in that direction.”
The lawyer for the Sterling family, Hassan Murphy of Baltimore, said by phone that family members were pleased that the District of Columbia “stepped up, took this so seriously, and came strong with compensation for the family.”
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Family of black man killed by Washington police gets $3.5 million settlement
Ian Simpson
2 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The city of Washington will pay $3.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an unarmed black man who was shot to death by police in 2016, officials said on Wednesday.
The shooting death of Terrence Sterling, a 31-year-old motorcyclist who rammed a squad car after a high-speed chase, triggered demonstrations in the U.S. capital amid anger over police killings of African-Americans across the United States.
“In the tragic death of Terrence Sterling, a family lost a beloved son and brother, and thus we have a duty to bring some sense of closure to his family,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a statement. “This settlement is a step in that direction.”
The lawyer for the Sterling family, Hassan Murphy of Baltimore, said by phone that family members were pleased that the District of Columbia “stepped up, took this so seriously, and came strong with compensation for the family.”
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-washingtondc/family-of-black-man-killed-by-washington-police-gets-3-5-million-settlement-idUSKCN1G52KZ