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City Of Columbus To Pay $10 Million In Settlement With Family Of Andre Hill

Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, was unarmed and holding his cell phone when he was fatally shot by a Columbus police officer in December. The settlement is the largest in the city's history.

The city of Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer in December.

It is the largest such settlement in the city's history, and the largest pretrial settlement in a

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