Family of man killed by police settles lawsuit
Posted on AllSides May 23rd, 2023
From The Center
DENVER — The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff's deputy while suffering a mental health crisis will get $19 million from state government and local agencies and changes to how officers are trained, under a settlement announced Tuesday. The shooting of Christian Glass after his SUV became stuck in the mountain town of Silver Plume last year drew national attention and prompted calls to reform how authorities respond to people with mental health problems. In addition to the payout, believed to be largest of its kind...