Elijah McClain’s family to reportedly receive $15m from Colorado in highest ever settlement
by Maya Yang from on (#5S304)
The 23-year-old's family had sued the Aurora police department accusing them of a longstanding pattern of racism and brutality
The city of Aurora, Colorado, has reportedly agreed to pay $15m to the family of Elijah McClain to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed over his death at the hands of police.
It will be the highest police settlement in the history of Colorado, ABC News quoted an official close to the matter as saying. CBS News said three sources familiar" with the agreement confirmed the $15m total for the settlement, which will close a civil rights lawsuit filed by McClain's family.
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