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Bridges was shot and killed by a Kansas City police officer following a foot chase. He was unarmed. The settlement is one of the largest sums paid out by the police department.
Kansas City, Mo., will pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2019.
Mon, Mar 15th 2021 3:33pm — Tim Cushing The Kansas City Police Department has managed to turn a few heads -- and not in the good way -- with an internal PowerPoint that may as well have been titled "So, You've Killed Someone." The document was obtained during discovery in a wrongful death suit against the KCPD. Back in 2019, Officer Dylan Pifer shot and killed Terrance Bridges, claiming he thought Bridges was trying to pull a gun from his sweatshirt pocket. No gun was found on Bridges. The presentation [PDF] obtained from Bridges' family's lawyer by the Kansas City Star advises cops of two ...
Kansas City police pay $725,000 excessive force settlement January 7, 2021 GMT KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City has agreed to a $725,000 settlement of an excessive force complaint filed after a police officer allegedly forced his knee onto the neck of a teenager who prosecutors said was not resisting arrest. The settlement arises from a confrontation in a fast-food restaurant in November 2019. The teenager was in a car that sped away from officers but eventually stopped. The teenager and a man inside got out, put their hands in the air and got on their knees, according to court documents...
KCPD, teen reach settlement over excessive force Jackson County Prosecutor's Office Kansas City, Missouri, police Sgt. Matthew T. Neal was indicted Friday by a grand jury on one count of third-degree assault by the Jackson County Prosecutorâs office. By: 41 Action News and last updated 2021-01-07 16:03:21-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department has settled an excessive force claim in connection to an incident in Nov. 2019. A KCPD spokesperson confirmed Thursday the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners signed off on a $725,000 settlemen...