Baton Rouge council rejects changes to Sterling settlement
March 11, 2021
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Lawyers representing Alton Sterling s five children have unsuccessfully argued for a quicker payout of a proposed $4.5 million settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit against the city-parish.
The Metro Council rejected the attempt Wednesday and now the family s attorneys will either have to accept the five-year payment plan or go to trial, The Advocate reported.
Sterling was fatally shot by Baton Rouge police responding to a complaint of a man with a gun outside a convenience store in 2016. His death inflamed racial tensions in Louisiana’s capital, cast a national spotlight on the history of strained relations between police and Black residents of Baton Rouge, and sparked widespread protests.
Baton Rouge council rejects changes to Sterling settlement
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