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Colorado city settles suit in police shooting of Black man

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The city of Colorado Springs has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in a civil lawsuit brought by the family of a 19-year-old Black man who was fatally shot in the back by police officers in 2019. De’Von Bailey’s death generated protests and helped lead to new police accountability laws in Colorado. The Gazette reports that the Colorado Springs City Council approved the $2.97 million settlement on Tuesday. The settlement also calls for anti-bias training for police. A state grand jury, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office reviewed the shooting but declined to file charges against the officers. 

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