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Car Chase Shooting
This is a settlement for the Car Accidents (National) lawsuit.
Cleveland, OH: (Feb-08-08) Harriet Green, the mother of a teenager, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, after her son was shot and killed by police. Records show that Ricardo Mason, 16, was shot on Aug. 27, 2002, while riding in a stolen car. Two officers in a cruiser chased the stolen car into an alley, where it hit a fence post. Officer Matthew Baeppler shot the driver Malcolm Hoyle, 16, in the face. Officer Robert Taylor, who was struck by the car as it backed up, shot and killed Mason as he fired on Hoyle. The city, not wanting to leave the officers exposed to potential personal liability, agreed to reach a settlement with Harriet Green, resolving the wrongful death lawsuit.
As part of the settlement agreement, the city agreed to pay $1 million, not admitting to any wrongdoing. City officials stated that the two officers had been cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury. Hoyle, who survived his gunshot wound, was sentenced to five years probation in 2003 on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The city continues to believe the officers' version of how the shooting occurred. [TIMES RECORD: FATAL CAR CHASE]
Published on Feb-11-08
As part of the settlement agreement, the city agreed to pay $1 million, not admitting to any wrongdoing. City officials stated that the two officers had been cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury. Hoyle, who survived his gunshot wound, was sentenced to five years probation in 2003 on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The city continues to believe the officers' version of how the shooting occurred. [
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