King County Sheriff's Office to pay $5M for shooting death of Tommy Le

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The King County Sheriff’s Office agreed to pay $5 million dollars for the shooting death of Tommy Le in Burien in 2017.

The settlement was announced on Wednesday, less than a month before the civil rights suit was set to go to trial in U.S. District Court. The Le family was seeking $10M in the suit they filed in 2018.

“There is still pain in our family every day, nothing is going to change,” said Sunny Le, Tommy’s father about the settlement. “I want my son back.”

Le, 20, was about to graduate from high school when he was shot and killed in Burien on June 14, 2017.

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[Karadeniz]

1. At least they know the sheriff's office accepts responsibility. Not much, but it's something.

[Historic NY]

2. It should come right out of his budget.....

it isn't defunding them, but you can bet there will be more accountability.