St. Paul’s $7.5M payment closes lawsuit over officer’s fatal shooting of man

St. Paul’s $7.5M payment closes lawsuit over officer’s fatal shooting of man

A federal judge ordered the city of St. Paul to pay $1.7 million in attorneys fees after a jury found an officer used excessive force in fatally shooting a 29-year-old man. The payment was on top of $3.25 million in compensatory damages and $1.5 million in punitive damage, plus interest. The city sent payment of more than $7.5 million last week. Cordale Handy’s mother pursued the lawsuit, and ...