Family of black man killed by Milwaukee police reaches $2.3 million settlement
Source: Reuters
The family of a black man who was unarmed when he was shot dead by police in Milwaukee in 2014 received a $2.3 million dollar settlement, the family's attorneys said on Wednesday.
Dontre Hamilton's family settled the claims made in a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and former Milwaukee Police Department officer Christopher Manney, who is white, the attorneys said in a joint statement.
Milwaukee's police department has faced criticism in the past over complaints about racial profiling and targeting, and last year the city experienced rioting and arson after a fatal police shooting.
Manney was fired after shooting 31-year-old Hamilton, whose family said he was mentally ill, in a park in downtown Milwaukee in 2014. Manney was not criminally charged by county or federal prosecutors.
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U.S. | Wed May 31, 2017 | 3:37pm EDT
By Gina Cherelus