Ohio county to pay $500K settlement over shooting

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Franklin County is proposing a $500,000 settlement to the family of a Somali immigrant shot to death during a confrontation with sheriff's deputies in Columbus.

Authorities said Nasir Abdi threatened the officers with a knife when they tried to take him back to a mental hospital in Dec. 2005. The settlement would require the sheriff's office to provide deputies more crisis and mental-health training.

A lawyer for Abdi's mother says her lawsuit will result in real changes that will save lives.

Sheriff James Karnes says his deputies acted appropriately, because Abdi came at them quickly with a knife.

The shooting sparked a protest by hundreds of Somalis at Columbus City Hall.

A grand jury declined to indict the deputies.

Source: AP, June 17, 2008

[CoolPoisoninthisbijj]

^^wasnt that the Rer Koshin who was killed in 2005 columbus?

[S-D-M]

Yes

[AbdiWahab252]

Yikes, Allahu Naxaristo Marxum ka.

[kambuli]

Dadka dhiigoodu waa kala qaalansan yahay...Yaab badanaa... Qaar uu dhaawac keliya soo gaadhay ayaad arki oo loo xukumey millions!

[suga_n_spice]

500K only!!
that is crap nor is it justice. they killed an innocent young man N all they can do is reward his family 500k?? and not even jail the freakin redneck cracker that shot him
i was one of the people who marched on cityhall more then once for this case, and even held signs while shoutin "we want justice" and this is what we get!!!!!!!!!!


this is what it means to b black in America. u get less $ then a freakin dog. an oregon family sues the man who killed their dog for &1 million

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