Civil Plaintiff
The City of Seattle Will Pay $3.5 Million to Settle a Wrongful Death Lawsuit on Behalf of the Children of a Black Woman Shot by Police
The city of Seattle will pay $3.5 million to settle a wrongful-death civil lawsuit filed on behalf of the children of a pregnant Black woman who was fatally shot by two white Seattle police officers in 2017.
Karen Koehler, a Seattle attorney who represented Lyles’ estate, said at a news conference Tuesday that the case was scheduled for trial in King County Superior Court in February before the settlement was reached Monday, The Seattle Times reported.
“For the family and especially for the children, it’s a restoration of dignity,” Koehler said of the settlement reached after a 13 1/2-hour mediation session.
