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July 2, 2020

Baltimore Court Reinstates $38 Million in Damages to Family of Korryn Gaines, Killed by Police
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In Baltimore, an appeals court has reinstated $38 million in damages to
the family of Korryn Gaines, a 23-year-old Black woman who was killed by
Baltimore County police in 2016. In a ruling late Wednesday, the appeals
court said a Baltimore County judge was wrong to overturn a jury's
decision to award the Gaines family millions in damages and that the
lower court had abused its discretion. Gaines was killed in August 2016
by police gunfire, after a SWAT team broke down her door and stormed her
home in order to serve a warrant related to a traffic violation. Her
5-year-old son Kodi was injured by police gunfire, but he survived. No
criminal charges were filed against the police officer who shot Gaines.


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