The city of Columbus, Ohio, has reached a $10 million settlement with the family of Andre Hill, a Black man shot by a police officer while he was holding a cellphone and walking out of the garage of a home, it was announced Friday.
Theh 47-year-old Hill was killed Dec. 22.
“We understand that because of this former officer’s actions, the Hill family will never be whole,” City Attorney Zach Klein said in a statement. “No amount of money will ever bring Andre Hill back to his family, but we believe this is an important and necessary step in the right direction.”
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