NYC Agrees $3M Settlement with Mother of Teen Killed, Shot at 20 Times By Police While Holding a Hairbrush
The NYPD spokesperson Nick Paolucci says the officers erroneously made a “split-second” decision, which resulted in the death.
“When officers responded to a mother’s call for help, they were confronted by what they believed to be a lethal threat and had to make split-second decisions,” Paolucci said.
“Officers testified that Mr. Coppin lunged at them with a knife, yelled that he had a gun, and reached for that weapon in the bulge of his sweatshirt, despite repeated orders to raise his hands,” he said in a statement. “While this incident ended tragically, a lower court agreed that the actions of these officers were justified under the circumstances. An appellate court, however, reinstated claims against the officers, saying a jury should weigh the evidence.”
“We have carefully reviewed this tragic case and have determined that this agreement was in the best interest of all parties,” the spokesperson reiterated.
Elliott-Owen said she believes the settlement was “just a legal tactic.”
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