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By Kimberly Wear@kimberly_wear
on Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 5:13 PM
The city of Arcata has settled a civil lawsuit brought by the mother of slain Humboldt State University student David Josiah Lawson, whose unsolved killing at an off-campus party four years ago continues to reverberate throughout the community.
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David Josiah Lawson
In the agreement with Charmaine Lawson, the city has agreed to make a $25,000 contribution to the David Josiah Lawson Memorial Scholarship fund and to partner with the Lawson family to create a mural honoring him according to a press release. No other details of the agreement were released.