The family of Dijon Kizzee wins a $3.4 million settlement from Los Angeles County following the 2020 fatal shooting of the 29-year-old by two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies.
The family of Dijon Kizzee has been awarded a $3.4 million settlement four years after the 29-year-old black man was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies.The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the settlement Tuesday.
'The sheriff's department said that although Kizzee dropped the firearm during a physical altercation with the deputies, he picked it up from the ground and pointed it toward the deputies â leading to the fatal shooting.In their court papers, defense attorneys denied any wrongdoing or liability on the county's part and maintained that the deputies acted 'in good faith and without malicious intent.
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