ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The family of a 19-year-old woman who was fatally shot by Albuquerque police in 2014 has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the city and a former officer involved.
The lawyer for the family of Mary Hawkes told the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday that the case has been settled although documents haven’t yet been finalized or filed with the court.
Lawyer Shannon Kennedy didn’t disclose terms of the settlement, which comes months after a judge granted the family’s request seeking sanctions against the city for failing to preserve vital evidence surrounding the shooting.
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Authorities say Hawkes was suspected of stealing a truck in April 2014 and was fatally shot by former police officer Jeremy Dear during a foot chase.
Dear was fired in the months following the shooting.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, http://www.abqjournal.com
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