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August 9, 2022

Family of Teen Killed by Maryland Police Reaches Partial $5 Million Settlement
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In Maryland, the family of Anton Black has reached a $5 million deal to
partially settle their wrongful death lawsuit. Black was a 19-year-old
African American who died in 2018 after he was pinned down by three
white police officers, shackled by the legs and electrocuted with a
Taser. A physician at Johns Hopkins concluded Anton Black died of
asphyxiation. His family sued, saying officers used excessive force and
later tried to cover up the killing with false claims that Black was on
drugs and showed "superhuman" strength. As part of the settlement, three
coastal towns in Maryland have agreed to change their policies on police
use of force and will adopt new methods of training officers.


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