Colorado City Settles for $1.9M After Wrongful Detainment of Black Family
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The city of Aurora, Colorado, has agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by a Black family who were wrongfully detained at gunpoint by police officers in 2020. The family, including children aged 6, 12, 14, and 17 at the time, was stopped and handcuffed after officers mistook their S.U.V. for a stolen vehicle. The settlement aims to avoid re-traumatizing the children and draw attention to the costly nature of settling similar cases, as the city has faced accusations of excessive force by its police officers in recent years.
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