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Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer believes the city can still move past the deadly police shooting of 25-year-old Donovon Lynch.

The city of Virginia Beach and the family of Donovon Lynch — a cousin of musician and Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams — announced the settlement agreement Dec. 13. But Lynch’s father, Wayne Lynch, has since told local news outlets that he’s parted ways with his attorneys and that the settlement isn’t finalized.

A newly filed motion named Joseph Sherman as the new legal representation for Wayne Lynch in the wrongful death lawsuit involving his son Donovon.

Several parties to a wrongful death lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of a Black man on the Virginia Beach oceanfront last year have asked a judge to enforce a settlement agreement announced earlier this month

Several parties to a wrongful death lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of a Black man on the Virginia Beach oceanfront last year have asked a judge to enforce a settlement agreement announced earlier this month

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- Several parties to a wrongful death lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of a Black man on the Virginia Beach oceanfront

Wayne Lynch, Donovon's father, said the $3 million settlement with the city isn't a done deal.

There is no word on whether Jason Nixon plans to file a lawsuit, but he still seeks justice for his wife's death.

Lynch was killed in March 2021 by Officer Solomon D. Simmons after leaving a night club in Virginia Beach with his friend.

Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Something in the WaterThe city of Virginia Beach has reached a settlement with the family of Donovan Lynch, a 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by police last year, Rolling Stone reports. Lynch was the younger cousin of producer/singer/rapper Pharrell Williams. Per the settlement, the city will pay $3 million to Lynch's family. Officials have since acknowledged wrongdoing in how they handled the case. According to Billboard, Lynch and a friend...