Stockton to pay $6m to settle lawsuit over man who died during arrest

Shayne Sutherland, 29, died in California after being held face down, a year before a law banned maneuvers that lead to asphyxia

The city of Stockton, California, has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Shayne Sutherland, a 29-year-old who died after being held face down by police officers in 2020, for $6m, the family's attorneys announced Thursday.

Sutherland's mother, Karen Sutherland, said that nothing can replace her son, but that the settlement feels like an acknowledgement of responsibility from Stockton police, which she had been hoping for.