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Judge Approves Wrongful Death Settlement in Ferguson Case

The family of Michael Brown will receive an undisclosed settlement from the City of Ferguson.
Source: Gary Cameron / Reuters

The family of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man who was fatally shot in 2014 by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, reached a settlement with the City of Ferguson on Tuesday more than two years after filing a wrongful death lawsuit. The judge, Richard Webber, that the city could not have paid more than $3 million.

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