The 8-year-old son of Kenneth Ross Jr., a Black man in California who was shot and killed by police in 2018, has settled a lawsuit with the city of Gardena for $1.3M, lawyers say.
. The law decertifies law enforcement officers convicted for misconduct or serious crimes — such as excessive force or demonstration of bias — and prevents them from moving to different police departments.“Today’s vote is proof that when we fight, we win,” Fouzia Almarou, Ross' mother, said in a news release at the time. “No mother should have to live with the kind of pain that I live with every day. This Act gives us the ability to decertify cops who kill and abuse our people.
Hicks said with the settlement and new law,"we are excited about what the future holds, and that Mr. Ross’s legacy will be. One that tragedy was turned into something positive." "We believe it's a fair settlement," Hicks said."The settlement, in conjunction with SB2 that passed, we feel that there is going to be more accountability for officers in California and their inability to just move from station to station or even department to department."
“The family is very thankful for all of the people that kept his name active amongst all of the other tragic killings across the nation,” Hicks said. “The family, the mother of his minor son is very happy that people didn’t give up and forget about Kenneth Ross.”The city of Gardena and Gardena Police Department did not immediately reply to NBC News' request for comment.The Associated Press
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