City of St. Paul Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million to Family of Man Fatally Shot by Police

Eight years after the deadly Saint Paul police shooting of Marcus Golden, the city is prepared to settle a federal lawsuit from the man’s family for one-point-three million dollars.

Golden, who was black, was shot to death in his SUV during an encounter with a pair of Saint Paul police officers in January 2015. The shooting led to anger, protests, and calls for justice in the streets of the Capital City including a march on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday just days later.

The Saint Paul Police Department did not wear body cameras at the time, and police squad cameras were not rolling.

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