$3M SETTLEMENT IN CASTILE SHOOTING

The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last July, has reached a nearly US$3 million settlement with the city that employed the officer, avoiding a federal wrongful death lawsuit.

The settlement to be paid to Valerie Castile, who is the family’s trustee, was announced Monday and comes less than two weeks after officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of manslaughter.

The shooting of Castile, 32, gained widespread attention after Castile’s girlfriend livestreamed its gruesome aftermath on Facebook.