Family of man killed in police raid to get $425K

The Hallandale Beach City Commission voted unanimously to pay the family of a man who died after being shot by a SWAT team carrying out an early-morning search warrant in his home.

Howard Bowe, 34, died 11 days after the May 8, 2014 fatal raid when officers were serving a search warrant as part of a narcotics investigation but instead killed Bowe and his dog.

The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court two years against the city and four police officers involved after the shooting of the father of three, alleging the “militarystyle raid committed a series of errors resulting in unnecessary confusion and chaos among the officers.”

A resolution to pass the $425,000 settlement wasn’t mentioned during the Wednesday night City Commission meeting, but the city clerk said it was passed unanimously, 4-0. The city isn’t admitting liability by settling, and the officers were already cleared during an internal review.

Dara Hill, a Hallandale resident, was one of four people who signed up to speak during public comment but only one person was called to the microphone. During a recess, she asked the city manager why the resolution wasn’t discussed and she wasn’t allowed to speak.

Hill said the city attorney told commissioners during the recess that audience members who signed up to speak before the meeting had to be allowed to share their words publicly. Hill was told the clerk made an error in not calling up the speakers, she said.

The three speakers were called up after the recess.

Sabrina Javellana, a Hollywood resident, said she was surprised the City Commission read every item on the agenda except one.

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