FILE - The headquarters for the Tacoma Police Department is shown Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Tacoma, Wash., south of Seattle. Officials in the city of Tacoma, Wash., will pay $3.1 million to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in 2019. The City Council announced the settlement Tuesday, May 23, 2023, with the relatives of 24-year-old Bennie Branch in a news release.
$3.1M settlement reached in fatal police shooting of Black man in Tacoma, Washington
Officials in the city of Tacoma, Washington, will pay $3.1 million to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in 2019
FILE - The headquarters for the Tacoma Police Department is shown Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Tacoma, Wash., south of Seattle. Officials in the city of Tacoma, Wash., will pay $3.1 million to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in 2019. The City Council announced the settlement Tuesday, May 23, 2023, with the relatives of 24-year-old Bennie Branch in a news release.
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Officials in the city of Tacoma, Washington, will pay $3.1 million to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in 2019.
The City Council announced Tuesday's settlement with the relatives of 24-year-old Bennie Branch in a news release.
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