*Two LAPD officers claim they were retaliated against after the fatal shooting of Steven Washington, a black man with autism. They have been awarded $4 million in a discrimination lawsuit. The two cops sued the LAPD after the fatal incident, which happened in 2010.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury ruled in favor of the officers after deliberating for nearly three days. The officers, both Latinos, are Allan Corrales, 35, and George Diego, 34. Corrales has been awarded more than $2 million and Diego, $1.9 million.
And get this. The autistic man’s mother only received $950,000 as part of a settlement in 2012 after she filed a claim against the city.
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