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Metro Council approved the record civil settlement during Tuesday s meeting with no discussion on the floor, voting on the issue as part of a consent agenda.
In a statement on behalf of the family, attorneys Joy Kimbrough and Kyle Mothershead said they appreciated the city has taken at least modest accountability, in Hambrick s death.
However the amount, they said, is paltry when compared to what other cities have paid in settlement cases citing the recent $27 million settlement in Minneapolis to George Floyd’s family, the $12 million Louisville paid to Breonna Taylor’s family and $6.5 million in Charleston for Walter Scott’s death.
Nashville OKs $2.25M settlement in fatal shooting by officer
March 17, 2021
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Officials in Tennessee have agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer from behind during a 2018 foot chase.
The Nashville Metro Council approved the record civil settlement Tuesday without discussion in the fatal shooting of Daniel Hambrick, 25, by Officer Andrew Delke, news outlets reported.
In a statement on behalf of Hambrick s family, attorneys Joy Kimbrough and Kyle Mothershead expressed disappointment with the amount, but said they appreciated the city has taken at least “modest accountability in his death.