US EditionFamily of Black man fatally shot by Washington sheriff’s deputy settles lawsuit for $3.5 million
- Clark County officials have authorized a $3.5 million payout to the relatives of Jenoah Donald, a Black man who was fatally shot by a deputy during a traffic stop in Hazel Dell, Washington, in February 2021.
- The shooting occurred after Deputy Sean Boyle pulled Donald over due to a broken taillight and a physical confrontation ensued, during which Boyle discharged his weapon; subsequent investigations found Donald was unarmed and no recording of the incident exists.
- Donald, who was 30 years old and on the autism spectrum, died eight days after being shot, and the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging excessive use of deadly force.
- Attorney Mark Lindquist emphasized that the settlement brings both accountability and a sense of resolution for the family, while Sheriff John Horch maintained that deputies acted within the bounds of their training and legal responsibilities to ensure safety.
- The settlement closes the lawsuit but county officials continue to deny liability, and the family hopes the outcome will encourage improved training and more careful use of deadly force.
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Family of Black man fatally shot by Washington sheriff's deputy settles lawsuit for $3.5 million
Family members of a Black motorist fatally shot by a southwestern Washington deputy during a traffic stop have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $3.5 million.
Clark County settles with family of motorist shot and killed by deputy in 2021
Clark County has reached a $3.5 million settlement with the family of Jenoah Donald, an unarmed Black motorist who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in February 2021. Deputies pulled him over for a defective taillight. His attorneys said a deputy shot him in the head during a struggle as they tried to get him out of the vehicle. Donald’s family has said he was on the autism spectrum. “Jenoah’s family wanted accountability,” Mark Lindquis…
Family of unarmed Black motorist fatally shot by Clark County deputy settles suit for $3.5M
Clark County has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the mother and children of an unarmed Black motorist shot and killed in 2021 by a sheriff’s deputy who initiated the stop over a broken taillight.
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