‘It Was Overkill’: Washington Cop Who Shot Black Man with His Hands Up Over Stop Sign Then Dragged Body and Slammed It On Ground, Still On the Force Despite $8M Payout to Family
The city of Lakewood, Washington, has settled with the family of a 26-year-old Black man shot three times by an officer who claimed he acted in self-defense. Said Joquin died May 1, 2020, after officer Michael Wiley pulled him over for running a stop sign. The $8 million settlement, announced last week, concludes a federal…
