San Jose pays $500K settlement to man shot by police in 2015

San Jose pays $500K settlement to man shot by police in 2015

The San Jose City Council approved a $500,000 settlement Tuesday to a man shot multiple times by police after he reportedly tried to wrest a shotgun from a patrol carin 2015. Ronald Wood, 53, filed a federal excessive force lawsuit against the city after the violent encounter, with his attorneys contending that Officer Daniel Morales should have known that the shotgun was unloaded and had not been unracked when he opened fire. “This set of circumstances was unfortunate for both our client and the officer involved,” said Josh Jachimowicz, Wood’s attorney. “The resolution of this litigation is fair and takes ...

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