.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 sto...
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. Branch was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Tacoma, Washington, in September 2019. A prosecutor cleared the officer of any wrongdoing. A statement from the city says while the settlement is not an admission of legal liability, officials agreed with the family's representatives that it will allow both sides to avoid an expensive trial.