LA to Settle Police-Death Lawsuit For $5 Million (Unarmed, Disabled)
Source: Associated Press
LA TO SETTLE POLICE-DEATH LAWSUIT FOR $5 MILLION
Aug. 20, 2014 9:56 PM EDT
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to pay $5 million to the family of an unarmed, disabled man who was killed by police in a shooting captured on live television.
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Beaird, a 51-year-old National Guard veteran, led authorities on a nearly hour-long chase after they tried to stop him for reckless driving.
Driving a silver Corvette, Beaird ran red lights and stop signs before hitting a car in a downtown intersection and seriously injuring the other driver. The vehicle then spun out onto a sidewalk.
Beaird's father, Billy Beaird, watched live on television as his son staggered out of the car, briefly raised his hands and was shot several times.
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"It implicitly says they acknowledge that the shooting was inappropriate and should not have happened," he said. However, "it seems to take a video to really force their hand in settling a case like this," Galipo added.
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