(The officer in that case was Latino; he was acquitted of manslaughter charges but left the police department.) Chicago has paid two of the largest previous settlements in police shooting cases: $16 million to the family of Bettie R. Jones in 2018, and an $18 million settlement with the family of LaTanya Haggerty in 1999. The latter was believed to be the highest settlement in a fatal police shooting until Friday. But nationwide, the vast majority of families who lose someone in a questionable police shooting get nothing, experts said, and many cases are dismissed before trial. Another expert said the attention on the Noor case and on the large settlement reflected how significant police shootings have become in the public eye.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2019 23:48 UTC