Boston pays $4.6m to settle a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2016 police shooting of a mentally ill man, Terrence Coleman.
The city of Boston will pay $4.6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Terrence Coleman, a mentally ill man fatally shot by police in 2016. Terrence Coleman's mother, Hope, had called 911 seeking an ambulance to take her son to the hospital, but police responded and shot him. The settlement aims to address concerns about how first responders handle mental health crises.
March 26, 2024
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