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Boston to pay $4.6M to settle wrongful death suit stemming from police killing of mentally ill man

  • The city of Boston will pay over $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed by police.
  • The settlement includes $3.4 million to Coleman's mother and estate, and $1.2 million to cover legal expenses.
  • Boston officials stated the resolution does not admit liability and emphasizes investment in alternative response programs for mental health crises.
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Boston to pay $4.6M to settle wrongful death suit stemming from police killing of mentally ill man

The city of Boston will pay about $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the police killing of a mentally ill man in 2016. The mother of

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Boston to pay $4.6M to settle wrongful death suit stemming from police killing of mentally ill man

The city of Boston will pay about $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the police killing of a mentally ill man in 2016

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Boston to pay $4.6M to settle wrongful death suit stemming from police killing of mentally ill man

BOSTON (AP) — The city of Boston will pay about $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the police killing of a mentally ill man in 2016. The mother of Terrence Coleman, 31, filed the federal lawsuit six years ago. Hope Coleman had called for an ambulance to take her son to the hospital when Boston police fatally shot him. Terrence Coleman was a Black man diagnosed with schizophrenia. His mother filed the lawsuit with a goa…

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Boston settles for $4.6M in wrongful death lawsuit related to 2016 police shooting of mentally ill Black man

The city of Boston will pay about $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the police killing of a mentally ill man in 2016.

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Boston to pay $4.6M to settle suit in fatal 2016 police shooting

"Nothing can bring Terrence back, but today at least some measure of justice has been done," Terrence Coleman's mother said.

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BOSTON (AP) — The city of Boston will pay about $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the police killing of a mentally ill man in 2016. The mother of Terrence Coleman, 31, filed the federal lawsuit six years ago. Hope Coleman had called for an ambulance to take her son to the hospital when Boston police fatally shot him. Terrence Coleman was a Black man diagnosed with schizophrenia. His mother filed the lawsuit with a goa…

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