Lawyer Representing Family Of Man Fatally Shot By LAPD Following Chase Discusses $5M Settlement.That figure represented the largest out-of-court settlement against the LAPD in more than 12 years.
LA City Council To Pay $5M In Death Of Veteran Shot By Police After Televised Corvette PursuitThe Los Angeles City Council agreed Wednesday to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a disabled veteran who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police after a pursuit.
Man Who Watched LAPD Fatally Shoot Unarmed Son On Live TV Sues City For $20MThe Dec. 13 shooting followed a nearly hour-long nighttime pursuit for allegedly reckless driving that ended when the Corvette hit a car in an intersection, seriously injuring the other driver, and then spun onto a downtown sidewalk.
Family Of Corvette Driver Fatally Shot After Chase Will File Claim Against LAPD For $20M The family of the Corvette driver shot and killed following a high-speed chase with law enforcement last week said they will file a claim against the Los Angeles Police Department for $20 million in damages.
LAPD Chief Discusses Investigation Of Corvette Driver Killed By PoliceFamily members claim LAPD officers did not need to open fire on Brian Beaird, a disabled veteran who was killed Friday after leading police on a high-speed pursuit. Police Chief Charlie Beck spoke about the investigation Monday and insisted events that night may have appeared more threatening from an officer's perspective.