$1.7M lawsuit settlement in police shooting of ill black man

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento County will pay $1.725 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed after deputies killed a mentally ill black man. Mikel Laney McIntyre was shot by Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies in May 2017. An attorney for McIntyre’s mother announced the settlement on Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reported. Officers fired 28 […]