A $7.5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement Is Reached in an Illinois Police Shooting

The Village of Midlothian has arrived at a $7.5 million payout to settle a wrongful death lawsuit in the shooting of a Black security guard outside a Robbins nightclub in 2018, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Jemel Roberson, 26, was shot by a Midlothian police officer after a fight broke out and Roberson intervened and apprehended one of the people involved. Roberson was fatally struck in a shoot-out with police, and his family later sued the Midlothian Police Department and Village of Midlothian. A court still must approve the settlement, which the Village agreed to July 6, according to the report.

The shooting happened at about 4 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 at Manny’s Blue Room, 2911 S. Claire Blvd. Robbins Police Chief Roy Wells told the Southtown that a bar fight had turned to gun play when a man went outside and returned with a pistol.