Family of a pregnant woman fatally shot by Colorado police reaches $2 million settlement
The family of a pregnant woman who was fatally shot by police in Arvada, Colorado, has reached a $2 million settlement with the city, officials said Tuesday.
DENVER — The family of a pregnant woman whom police in Arvada, Colorado, shot and killed after they mistook her for a shoplifter has reached a $2 million settlement with the city, officials said Tuesday.
Destinee Thompson, a mother of three from Denver, was killed on Aug. 17, 2021, as she tried to drive away from officers who had surrounded her car as she was leaving an Arvada motel.
The lawsuit filed by Thompson's family was settled in July and the settlement was announced this week, said Dave Snelling, a spokesman for the Arvada Police Department.
The shooting occurred as officers were searching for a Latina who had brandished a knife while she was stealing a cart full of merchandise from a Target store, according to the lawsuit filed in Denver County District Court.
Destinee Thompson.Courtesy Thompson familyThe actual suspect, who also had stolen items from the store two days previously, had a chest tattoo and was wearing a white tank top, and she was believed to have gone to the motel, the lawsuit said.
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