Government
Dec. 14, 2001
L.A. OKs Settlement In Shooting by Officer
LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $433,000 to settle a civil rights claim against an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who shot a Mission Hills man in a dispute over a beer can thrown at the officer's car.
Steven Short said he was asleep at home on Feb. 8, 1999, when Los Angeles Police Department Officer Mike Patton entered the house to search for...
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