Posted: Jan 25, 2021 8:23 PM ET | Last Updated: January 26
The family of Abdirahman Abdi, photographed here, launched a $1.5 million lawsuit against the Ottawa Police Services Board, former Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau and the constables involved in his arrest. On Monday, the board and the family said they reached a confidential agreement in the civil action. (Supplied photo)
Ottawa Police Services says it s reached a settlement with the family of Abdirahman Abdi, a Somali-Canadian man who died after a violent arrest by two Ottawa police officers in 2016.
The Abdi family launched a $1.5 million civil lawsuit against the Ottawa Police Services Board, former Ottawa police chief Charles Bordeleau, and the constables involved in his arrest, Daniel Montsion and David Weir. Last fall, Montsion was found not guilty of manslaughter, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon in connection to Abdi s death.