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Police Brutality: City to Pay $2 Million

Jul 29, 2019
Gerald Cole is the victim of police brutality

Gerald Cole is the victim of police brutality

 

Indianapolis, IN.–An unarmed man (Gerald Cole) who was shot in the back by an Indianapolis police officer has received one of the largest settlements in the city’s history.

The officer who shot him has been the subject of more than a half-dozen other citizen complaints and two other pending federal lawsuits. Nonetheless, he still works for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Gavel on Money

Gavel on Money

Settlement

Indianapolis last month agreed to pay $2.15 million to Gerald Cole to settle a lawsuit stemming from an October 2016 incident. Officer James Perry shot Cole twice during an altercation with Cole and his brother. The bullets left Cole partially paralyzed and facing a lifetime of medical bills that are expected to total millions of dollars.

The full article can be read here.

If you are a victim of unlawful excessive police force or police brutality, please contact the Law Office of Mark Nicholson at 317-667-0718.

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