Man Shot by Police Awarded $1.95 Million
From Times Staff Reports
The Los Angeles City Council agreed Friday to pay $1.95 million to settle a lawsuit by a 68-year-old man who was unarmed and driving a car when he was shot by a police officer after a dispute over a traffic ticket.
The payment was approved to Charles Beatty, who in August won a $2.04-million award from a jury, which determined that Officer Ronald Orosco violated Beatty’s civil rights when he fired four shots at the motorist, striking him once in the back.
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