Civil Plaintiff
The City of Poulsbo Agrees to a $2 Million Lawsuit Over a Fatal 2019 Shooting
The city of Poulsbo agreed to pay $2 million to the six children of Stonechild Chiefstick to settle a lawsuit alleging negligence, inadequate training and excessive force by police in the fatal shooting in July 2019.
The civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court, approved Friday, followed a Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office-led investigation by the Kitsap Critical Incident Response Team.
The investigation was used as the basis for the declination of criminal charges against the officer who shot and killed Chiefstick, Craig Keller. An internal review of the shooting found Keller followed department policy. Keller remains employed with the department.
