The Portland City Council is scheduled to consider the payment at its March 10 meeting.
Just weeks after the family of Quanice Hayes told KOIN 6 News they were close to something, the city of Portland settled an ongoing lawsuit stemming from the teen s police shooting death in 2017.
City officials confirmed a settlement was reached that will pay the Hayes family $1.5 million in a structured settlement, plus the nearly $600,000 in the family s attorney fees and costs.
The City Council is expected to consider the settlement at its March 10 meeting.
Hayes was 17 when he died. He was the suspect in an armed robbery near a Portland hotel and was shot to death by police after a series of seemingly connected crimes.
by Alex Zielinski • Feb 24, 2021 at 8:00 am
Venus Hayes, speaking to reporters shortly after her son s death in 2017. Doug Brown
Portland city attorneys have agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of Quanice Hayes, a Black teenager who was fatally shot by a Portland cop in 2017.
Oregonian, will be finalized with a Portland City Council vote on March 10. In doing so, the city will be absolved of responsibility for Hayes death. While the decision will bring welcome closure to a stressful legal battle, the Hayes family is determined to continue their fight for police accountability outside of the courtroom.
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City of Portland Agrees to Pay More Than $2 Million to the Family of Quanice Hayes in Wrongful Death Lawsuit The 17-year-old was shot and killed by a Portland police officer four years ago. Venus Hayes, mother of Quanice Hayes, speaks outside a Portland City Council meetying in March 2017. (Thomas Teal) Updated February 23 The city of Portland today agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement and $595,081 in attorneys fees to the family of Quanice Hayes, a 17-year-old shot and killed Feb. 9, 2017, by Portland Police Officer Andrew Hearst.
The city of Portland is poised to pay $2 million to the family of a teen suspected in an armed robbery and attempted carjacking who was shot and killed by police four years ago.