Posted on Nov 5, 2022
Kansas City Police to pay $5 million over 2019 fatal shooting of Terrence Bridges
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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.
The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners reached a $5 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by the family of Terrence Bridges Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by a Kansas City police officer in 2019.
The settlement is one of the largest sums paid out by the Kansas City Police Department, which is overseen by the police board.
“This Agreement represents the police department's acknowledgment of the tragic and significant loss to the family of Terrence Bridges that this incident caused," the family's attorney Tom Porto said in a statement. “Despite this tragedy, we recognize that police officers have difficult jobs and are frequently faced with making split-second life or death decisions. The family is grateful that they are now able to put this matter behind them.”
The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners reached a $5 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by the family of Terrence Bridges Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by a Kansas City police officer in 2019.
The settlement is one of the largest sums paid out by the Kansas City Police Department, which is overseen by the police board.
“This Agreement represents the police department's acknowledgment of the tragic and significant loss to the family of Terrence Bridges that this incident caused," the family's attorney Tom Porto said in a statement. “Despite this tragedy, we recognize that police officers have difficult jobs and are frequently faced with making split-second life or death decisions. The family is grateful that they are now able to put this matter behind them.”
Kansas City Police to pay $5 million over 2019 fatal shooting of Terrence Bridges
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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..."The Bridges settlement is one of many
The $5 million settlement with the Bridges family is the latest in a string of payouts involving KCPD officers and excessive, fatal force cases.
In late October, a Jackson County judge approved a $500,000 settlement for the family of Brian Prince, who died after he was tackled by Kansas City police officer Chris Viesselman at Walmart in south Kansas City. Don and Carolyn Prince brought forth a wrongful death lawsuit against the KCPD in 2018.
In September, the KCPD agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the parents of Robert White, who was randomly assaulted by Timothy Mosley in June 2018 at Barney Allis Plaza. In that incident, the lawsuit alleges that Mosley used White as a “human shield” when three KCPD officers approached them.
KCPD officers shot at White and Mosley. White was shot at least 15 times; he was unarmed.
In February, the KCPD agreed to pay $900,000 in a settlement for Tyree Bell, a Black teenager who was arrested and detained for three weeks for a crime he did not commit. The settlement resolved a 2017 civil rights lawsuit brought by Bell’s family.
Last January, the Board of Police Commissioners agreed to a $725,000 settlement involving an incident when police Sgt. Matthew T. Neal slammed a 15-year-old boy’s head into the pavement during an arrest. He broke two of his teeth and gashed his face. Officer Pifer, who killed Bridges, was also involved in this arrest."
..."The Bridges settlement is one of many
The $5 million settlement with the Bridges family is the latest in a string of payouts involving KCPD officers and excessive, fatal force cases.
In late October, a Jackson County judge approved a $500,000 settlement for the family of Brian Prince, who died after he was tackled by Kansas City police officer Chris Viesselman at Walmart in south Kansas City. Don and Carolyn Prince brought forth a wrongful death lawsuit against the KCPD in 2018.
In September, the KCPD agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the parents of Robert White, who was randomly assaulted by Timothy Mosley in June 2018 at Barney Allis Plaza. In that incident, the lawsuit alleges that Mosley used White as a “human shield” when three KCPD officers approached them.
KCPD officers shot at White and Mosley. White was shot at least 15 times; he was unarmed.
In February, the KCPD agreed to pay $900,000 in a settlement for Tyree Bell, a Black teenager who was arrested and detained for three weeks for a crime he did not commit. The settlement resolved a 2017 civil rights lawsuit brought by Bell’s family.
Last January, the Board of Police Commissioners agreed to a $725,000 settlement involving an incident when police Sgt. Matthew T. Neal slammed a 15-year-old boy’s head into the pavement during an arrest. He broke two of his teeth and gashed his face. Officer Pifer, who killed Bridges, was also involved in this arrest."
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