‘He Shot My Daddy!’: Cop Claimed to be In Fear for His Life, But Bodycam Shows Him Move Into Harm’s Way Before Killing Ohio Man Backing Out of Driveway. Family Settles Lawsuit

‘He Shot My Daddy!’: Cop Claimed to be In Fear for His Life, But Bodycam Shows Him Move Into Harm’s Way Before Killing Ohio Man Backing Out of Driveway. Family Settles Lawsuit

The family of a man killed by an Ohio cop who had placed himself behind the man’s car as he was backing out before firing several shots, then claiming to have been in fear for his life, agreed to a settlement this week. But the settlement over Michael Whitmer’s wrongful death lawsuit will remain confidential under the agreement, according to the Athens County Independent. And the cop who shot and killed him, Cecil Morrison, was charged with misd…