Eight years after a man was tragically shot and murdered by police, his family has received a huge settlement from the city of St. Paul, Minnesota.
On January 18, city council members authorized a $1.3 million compensation for the family nearly eight years after he was slain by police. The cops who killed the 24-year-old will be removed from the lawsuit. The cash will be given to the deceased's aunt, who has been a major advocate in the campaign against police violence since her nephew's murder, according to St. Paul city council members.
In addition to monetary reparations, the city has agreed to set aside land in Como Park for Golden's family to construct a memorial bench and plaque honoring his life. They will also enlist one of his relatives to serve on the St. Paul Neighborhood Safety Community Council.
The incident occurred on January 14, 2015. The cops responded to a 911 call from a guy who was texting death threats from a parking lot near the 200 block of University Avenue E on the night of the shooting. According to officials, the caller presented himself as the plaintiff's ex-ex-boyfriend. boyfriend's The plaintiff, according to the anonymous caller, stalked him before he began sending the disturbing texts. He further claimed that the plaintiff possessed a firearm.
The plaintiff was in his parked SUV when police officers arrived in the parking lot at 2 a.m. They allegedly requested him to get out of the vehicle, but he refused. According to police, the plaintiff accelerated and rushed away, nearly colliding with one of the cops. The cops opened fire and hit him, forcing his SUV to collide with parked cars nearby. At the site, medics attempted to revive the 24-year-old, but he died hours later.
Officials stated that the plaintiff had a loaded revolver in his hands after checking his car. His family started a civil rights investigation into the matter months later. Nonetheless, they were dealt an unexpected setback when a Washington County grand jury chose to clear the cops of misconduct.
Communities United Against Police Brutality, located in the Twin Cities, published its findings, which assisted the plaintiff's family in reaching a settlement. The report reinvestigation workgroup that contributed to the family's settlement. Members of the reinvestigation workgroup sifted through the St. Paul police department's 594-page investigative report, according to the workgroup. To help in the investigation, the group even engaged a ballistics specialist.
