DETROIT — A Detroit suburb agreed to a $1.25 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who was fatally shot by police near a shopping mall, according to a document released Thursday. A Dearborn officer repeatedly shot Janet Wilson while she was in her car on Michigan Avenue, a busy street, in 2016. A judge approved a settlement between Dearborn and Wilson’s family on Jan. 10. Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy said Wilson “exhibited erratic and aggressive behaviour” at the mall and drove her car toward the officer. In 2015, a month before Wilson was killed, another Dearborn officer fatally shot a man after a foot chase and physical struggle.

Source: National Post February 15, 2018 16:16 UTC