Oakland Agrees To $110,000 Settlement After 2012 Fatal Police Shooting
OAKLAND (CBS SF/AP) -- The City of Oakland has agreed to a $110,000 settlement with the family of an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by police during a foot chase in East Oakland.
Alan Blueford's May 2012 shooting, which came around the time the department was under scrutiny for its handling of Occupy protests, sparking public outry.
The City Council on Tuesday approved the settlement with Blueford's parents.
The Oakland police officer who fatally shot Blueford remains on the police force and faced no criminal charges because the Alameda County District Attorney's Office determined that the shooting was justified.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Kenneth Misfud said in an 18-page report completed in 2012 that Officer Miguel Masso "had probable cause to believe that Mr. Blueford posed a threat of serious harm to him and to others present during the incident," including to dozens of people at a family party nearby.
Some witnesses contradicted that report.
John Burris, an attorney for Blueford's family who has previously represented the families of slain Oscar Grant III, said the shooting occurred after police racially profiled Blueford and unlawfully stopped him.
The incident led to numerous public protests and a federal wrongful death lawsuit by Blueford's family.
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