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May 31, 2018

Florida Jury Awards Four Cents to Family of African-American Man Shot by Sheriff's Deputy
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In news from Florida, the family of an African-American father shot dead
by authorities in his own garage has been awarded just four cents by a
federal court jury. Gregory Hill Jr. was shot dead in 2014 by a white
St. Lucie sheriff's deputy who was responding to a complaint about loud
music. The deputy shot Hill through a closed garage door. The jury
initially ordered $4 in damages-$1 to Hill's mother for funeral expenses
and $1 to each of Hill's three children. But since the jury found the
sheriff's office was only 1 percent liable for Hill's death, they
reduced the amount to just four cents.


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