Alaska city reaches $2.1M settlement with family of a 16-year-old fatally shot by a police officer

Family of teen shot by Police in Alaska receives $2.1 million settlement

The 16-year-old girl was holding a knife last August when she was fatally shot by a police officer.

Alaska city reaches $2.1M settlement with family of a 16-year-old fatally shot by a police officer

Alaska’s largest city has reached a $2.1 million settlement with the family of a 16-year-old girl who was holding a knife last August when she was fatally shot by a police officer.

Alaska city reaches $2.1M settlement with family of a teen fatally shot by a police

Alaska’s largest city has reached a $2.1 million settlement with the family of a 16-year-old girl who was holding a knife last August when she was fatally shot by a police officer

City settles with family of 16-year-old girl killed by Anchorage police for $2.1 million

The August death of Easter Leafa, which came during a series of fatal shootings by officers, led to demonstrations and a sharp focus on APD’s use-of-force policies.

Anchorage reaches record $2.11 million settlement in Easter Leafa officer-involved shooting case

The Municipality of Anchorage has reached a historic $2.11 million settlement with the family of the late Easter Leafa, marking what is likely the largest known civil settlement in Alaska’s history involving a use-of-force incident. The settlement resolves all claims arising from the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old Leafa on Aug. 13, 2024 after she […] The post Anchorage reaches record $2.11 million settlement in Easter Leafa officer-involve…

Anchorage settles with Leafa family for $2.11M after fatal police shooting

Anchorage will pay $2.11M to the family of Easter Leafa, a teen killed in a 2024 police shooting. The settlement ends civil claims and comes amid ongoing police reform efforts.