Family of San Bernardino man shot to death by police at gambling establishment will receive $4 million
The family of a black man shot and killed by police outside an illegal online gambling venue in San Bernardino, California, in July 2022 has received $4 million from the city, the San Bernardino Sun reported. USD compensation.
Rob Marquise Adams, 23, was shot six times, mostly in the back, while running from San Bernardino Police Department officers, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family.
The city agreed to the settlement despite an ongoing investigation into whether the officers involved, Michael Yeun and Sgt. Imran Ahmed, acted reasonably.
Steven Rothans, an attorney representing the city of San Bernardino, said in a statement: "The city of San Bernardino has agreed to settle and acknowledge costs and attorneys' fees necessary to bring the federal civil rights case. and the risks associated with civil juries given the current court climate." Statement to The Sun.
Bullet Hall
According to the official police report on the July 19 incident, two officers with the San Bernardino Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, Michael Yeun and Imran Ahmed, responded to a report , "an armed black male" showed up in the casino parking lot. study.
When they arrived in an unmarked car, two uniformed police officers saw two men in the car park. They claimed one of the men, later identified as Adams, "pulled a gun from his waistband and walked toward them," the report said.
They got out of the car and asked the man to drop his weapon. Instead, Adams rushed in the opposite direction toward two parked cars with a gun on him, the report said. One of the officers, later identified as Yeun via body camera footage, opened fire.
Video from a parking lot surveillance camera released by SBPD shows Adams approaching the unmarked police car. He was holding what appeared to be a weapon in his right hand, although the video was inconclusive.
Adams' family claims in the lawsuit that the object was a cellphone and that he was unarmed. SBPD denies this and claims he was in possession of a Taurus G3C 9mm handgun that was recovered from his possession.
Kaepernick pays for autopsy
Former NFL quarterback and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick paid for an independent autopsy as the city delayed the release of a medical examiner's report. This forms the basis of many of the allegations in the lawsuit.
Although not specified in the lawsuit, media outlets have previously reported that Adams' family is seeking $100 million in damages.
In April 2023, KQED reported that both Yeun and Ahmed had a history of using excessive force, and that in 2020, Yeun shot and killed an unarmed minor who was fleeing from him. Vehicles.
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