The Queens DA's office cleared the cops in 2016, but George Tillman's family says he was unarmed.
The NYPD must pay $6.3 million to the family of George Homer Tillman III, who police shot and killed after he fled on foot in 2016, a jury decided this week. His family has maintained he was unarmed at the time — despite the then-Queens DA declaring the cops only fired in self-defense.
Tillman fled the five police officers on the scene, and four of them discharged 64 rounds, 13 of which hit Tillman in the head and back, according to the family’s attorney, Nick Liakas. Tillman was pronounced dead at the scene. But eyewitnesses testified that Tillman didn’t have a weapon, according to court documents. Liakas said a video played in court also didn’t show any clear evidence of a weapon.
“Despite the officers receiving commendations following this incident, a jury determined that the officers’ actions violated NYPD protocols and reflected a reckless disregard for Mr. Tillman’s life,” Liakas said.“We respectfully disagree with the jury’s verdict and are evaluating legal options,” law department spokesman Nicholas Paolucci wrote in a statement sent to Gothamist. “In the city’s view, officers were confronted with a deadly threat and their response was justified.
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