WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th September, 2020) Prince George's County in the US state of Maryland has agreed to pay $20 million to a family of an African American man who was shot dead by a police officer, County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced.
"While criminal charges are still pending, I am here to announce that Prince George's County has reached a settlement agreement with a Green family for $20 million," Alsobrooks said on Monday.
William Green was allegedly shot six times in police custody by African American officer Michael Owen Jr. who claimed that the handcuffed suspect was reaching for a gun. Owen has been arrested on charges of a second-degree murder and is awaiting trial.
The settlement deal is believed to be one of the largest payments in police-related killings in US history.
