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A federal jury Friday awarded $200,000 in damages to the family of Manuel Angel Diaz, a 25-year-old Anaheim man who was shot and killed in 2012 while running away from two Anaheim police officers.
The settlement ends a lawsuit filed by the family of Kevin Arellano, who was shot and killed by a Santa Ana officer in 2013.
The hearing before three Orange County supervisors occurred just as civilian oversight of the sheriff’s department faces a reboot.
Dozens gathered at the Orange County Courthouse to express their displeasure at District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ actions.
About 20 protesters showed up Tuesday night to express their grief and anger of the shooting death of 28-year-old Ernesto Javier Canepo Diaz.
Nearly 20 people turned out for the meeting and angrily protested the killing and a councilwoman’s comments in its aftermath.
After officers killed a man who opened fire on them, Anaheim City Councilwoman Lucille Kring posted her approval on a community message board.
The ruling comes in a lawsuit over the 2012 killing of Manuel Diaz by an Anaheim police officer. Diaz’s death and others led to riots downtown.
Police assert that the man confronted them with a knife. The family’s attorney says witnesses refute the police version of events.
A group of mothers whose sons died in police shootings led nearly a hundred protesters to the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce building.