Police Shooting Lawsuit News

South Carolina Mayor’s Death Settlement Reduced to $10M

A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against the town of Cottageville over the shooting death of the former mayor by a police officer. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported the $97 million awarded by a federal jury …

South Carolina City to Pay $700K to Family of Pregnant Woman Shot by Cop

The family of a pregnant woman shot and killed by a Woodruff police office will be given $700,000 to settle a lawsuit over the killing. Lacey Lamb’s family said the 28-year-old woman was trying to stop the car instead of …

Rockford, Illinois, Settles Police Shooting Lawsuit for $1.1M

The city of Rockford, Ill., has reached a $1.1 million settlement with the estate of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot inside a church-run day care by two white police officers in 2009, according to officials. In a …