Current:Home > MyFamilies of 5 men killed by Minnesota police reach settlement with state crime bureau -Secure Growth Solutions
Families of 5 men killed by Minnesota police reach settlement with state crime bureau
View
Date:2025-04-27 18:33:37
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Families of five men killed by police have reached a settlement with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in their lawsuit seeking the investigative files on the fatal shootings.
The $165,000 settlement was reached Monday. The families’ attorney, Paul Bosman, said they will have full access to the case files, and the bureau will tell families in the future how to obtain such reports and how to obtain their relatives’ belongings, the Pioneer Press reported.
“These families had only heard the police press releases, the police union statements, and the county attorneys’ rationales for not charging the involved officers,” Bosman said. “That’s what their neighbors had heard, too. They couldn’t defend their loved ones’ names or begin putting their grief to rest, because even though they were entitled to the data about what happened, the BCA wasn’t giving it to them.”
Prosecutors cleared the officers of wrongdoing in all the shootings. The families’ lawsuit, filed in November, alleged the bureau violated Minnesota’s open records laws.
“Prior to this lawsuit being filed, the BCA had already sought and secured funding from the Legislature to bolster our data practices team,” the bureau said in a statement. “Requests for data from the BCA have increased dramatically in recent years and this additional funding and staffing will mean faster responses for anyone who requests information in the coming years.”
The families include those of Brent Alsleben, Dolal Idd,Zachary Shogren,Okwan Sims and Tekle Sundberg, who were killed by police between 2020 and 2023.
veryGood! (79955)
Related
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Georgia port awarded $15M federal infrastructure grant for new docks, terminal upgrades
- Disney asks for delay in DeSantis appointees’ lawsuit, as worker describes a distracted district
- Ford to recall nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs to secure trim pieces that can fly off in traffic
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- Jennifer Lopez shimmies, and Elie Saab shimmers, at the Paris spring couture shows
- 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' is back, baby as comedian plans to return as host
- China landslide death toll hits 20 with some 24 missing
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- Video shows massive waves crashing Army base in Marshall Islands, causing extensive damage
Ranking
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- FEMA devotes more resources to outstanding claims filed by New Mexico wildfire victims
- Inflation slows in New Zealand to its lowest rate since 2021
- Oreo's new blue-and-pink Space Dunk cookies have popping candies inside
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Haley pledges to continue her campaign after New Hampshire primary loss to Trump
- Washington state reaches $149.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis
- Inflation slows in New Zealand to its lowest rate since 2021
Recommendation
Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
Americans’ economic outlook brightens as inflation slows and wages outpace prices
Torrential rain, flash flooding sweep through San Diego: Photos capture destruction
Brewers agree to terms with former Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins, per report
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
New Hampshire primary results for 2024 Republican election
Ryan Gosling, Oscar nominated for Barbie role, speaks out after Academy snubs Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig
UN court to issue ruling Friday on South Africa’s request for order to halt Israel’s Gaza offensive