DOVER, Del. — Officials in Delaware’s largest county have agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a fatal police shooting in 2021.
Officials in Delaware’s largest county have agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a fatal police shooting in 2021. The settlement was obtained Thursday by The Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act request. It calls for New Castle County to pay $1.05 million to a law firm representing the family of Lymond Moses. It also includes the dismissal of all claims against the three officers involved in the incident. The settlement was signed by a representative of Moses’ estate on July 21, six weeks after defense attorneys asked a federal judge to rule in their favor without a trial. A report commissioned by the Delaware attorney general’s office concluded that the officers were justified in using deadly force against Moses.
Officials in Delaware's largest county have agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a fatal police shooting of Lymond Moses in 2021.